{"id":121010,"date":"2022-10-31T22:04:06","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T22:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/31\/new-army-social-media-policy-pushes-stricter-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:06:02","slug":"new-army-social-media-policy-pushes-stricter-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2022\/10\/31\/new-army-social-media-policy-pushes-stricter-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"New Army social media policy pushes stricter rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army is taking a tougher stance on social media use, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/armypubs.army.mil\/ProductMaps\/PubForm\/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1025958\" target=\"_blank\">new service-wide policy<\/a> announced last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new guidance released Thursday governs what information troops can share on their personal accounts and from which accounts Army officials can post. The guidance also calls for more training for key personnel, transparency when posts are removed, and restrictions on using new, untested social media platforms before they\u2019re officially vetted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The move builds off the Defense Department\u2019s release of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2022\/08\/16\/stricter-social-media-rules-for-dod-officials-aim-to-prevent-snafus\/\" target=\"_blank\">first social media guidance in August<\/a>, where it called for stricter regulation of official accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bryce Dubee, a Army spokesperson, said in a statement to Army Times that the DoD policy, \u201cbecame a catalyst for significant change in the Army\u2019s social media landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here is the new social media guidance sent to the force&#8230;<br><br>Man, doubt you can put the genie back in the bottle and this will only make it worse.<br><br>Let this marinate&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QymKhMFEvz\">pic.twitter.com\/QymKhMFEvz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Grand Admiral of Propaganda (@TheIOGuy) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheIOGuy\/status\/1586449203215028224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the main outcomes from the new policy is that Army leaders may no longer use personal social media accounts to release official DoD information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to providing more training to social media managers, the policy will also require greater transparency when content is removed, with a public acknowledgement as to why a post was taken down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army public affairs teams will also not be allowed to use new platforms before they are reviewed and approved through official channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2022\/10\/10\/the-army-is-struggling-to-stay-out-of-the-culture-war\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7393271.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The Army is struggling to stay out of the culture war<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cWe get criticized sometimes for being \u2018woke.\u2019 I\u2019m not sure what \u2018woke\u2019 means,\u201d the Army secretary said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite ongoing debate about what role the services should play in managing their troops\u2019 social media accounts, not everyone seems to be opposed to the update.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carrie Lee, an associate professor at the Army War College, shared on social media that the revised policy could help improve civil-military relations and preserve the Pentagon\u2019s nonpartisan status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So I&#39;m not actually against the new social media guidance from DOD, because I think it does 3 helpful things that will improve civil-military relations and preserve DOD&#39;s nonpartisan status. <br><br>THREAD. 1\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1L7YhlPEOj\">https:\/\/t.co\/1L7YhlPEOj<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Carrie A Lee (@CarrieALee1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CarrieALee1\/status\/1586790817766809606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDoD personnel may not use their official position or public office for private gain, for the endorsement of any product, service, or enterprise, or the private gain of friends, relatives, or other acquaintances,\u201d the Army policy says, echoing similar language to the August DoD report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis includes the use of any reference to one\u2019s status, name, 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