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"London 2012 Olympic volunteers have been banned from posting updates and photos to Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. The London Organizing Committee announced Friday that Games Makers, the 70,000 person volunteer squad, cannot post their roles, locations, or details about the athletes and other VIPs online.\n\"We understand that many of our Games Makers will want to use social media to share their exciting experiences at London 2012 with their friends and family,\" a spokesman told Reuters. \"As is standard in most organizations, we have provided some practical guidelines to give basic advice on interacting in a social media environment with the aim of protecting the interests of our workforce and operation.\"\nBroadcasting our whereabouts on Foursquare or snapping an Instagram of a celebrity sighting have become second nature for many of us. While athletes are permitted to tweet or post Facebook updates, the London Organizing Committee has made a decision that will limit the citizen discussion of Olympic events. \n\nSEE ALSO: London to Get Europe\u2019s Biggest Ever Wi-Fi Zone Before Olympics\n Additional restrictions prevent Game Makers from making public statements relating to the London games, without prior permission from Olympics spokespeople, or speaking to schools about the events. \nThis won't mean much of a change from Beijing 2008, considering that China bans Twitter and Facebook. However, one may argue Olympic volunteers could have provided excellent stories from behind the scenes at the games.\nDo you think the Olympics are making a mistake by restricting what volunteers can post to social networks? Let us know what you think in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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