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Australian athletes have been banned from tweeting at the Sochi games.
Australian athletes have been banned from tweeting at the Sochi games.

Olympians Banned from Social

No tweeting for Australian athletes in Sochi.

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Australian athletes have been banned from tweeting at the Sochi games.

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It鈥檚 not a good time to be an Olympian from Australia.

Last week, Australian athletes competing at the Sochi Winter Games were for security reasons. Now they鈥檙e prohibited from tweeting in the team bus as well.

The Australian Olympic Committee forbid the athletes from using聽social media in Russia to avoid a repeat of the London games when the country鈥檚 swimmers聽 for their poor performances in the pool.聽

The social ban follows the announcement last week restricting the winter competitors to Olympic precincts after the bombings in Volgograd. 聽聽

“No social media, no partying, and no personal devices allowed at the Winter Olympics for Aus team,” . “Cheers Australian swim team.”

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