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Twitter 'not banned in White House'
Washington, July 28 (ANI): Popular microblogging website Twitter is not banned in the White House, it has emerged.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs was said to have previously said on C-SPAN that rules at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue required the use of the website be prohibited.
According to Mediaite, Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said though Gibbs' comment was accurate but the block was not over conspiracy, reports The Christian Science Monitor.
Burton said: "A little bit of recordkeeping a little bit of security but we are working with WH counsel and the Office of Administration CIO [Chief Information Officer] to review and relax these restrictions." (ANI)
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Story first published: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 16:42 [IST]