AFN Social media policy

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PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA USE

  • ▪ Personal accounts must be clearly identifiable as personal.
  • ▪ Avoid use of DoD titles, insignia, uniforms or symbols in a way that could imply DoD sanction or endorsement of the content
  • ▪ It is recommended that Soldiers include a non-endorsement disclaimer when posting any content featuring official titles, insignia, uniforms, symbols or otherwise identifying themselves as service members
  • ▪ It's acceptable to forward, link and share official information on personal accounts if it is not done in a way that implies official DoD endorsement.

OFFICIAL SOCIAL MEDIA USE

  • ▪ Any content posted to an official Army social media account is official communication, regardless of the format. All official accounts must follow federal records management requirements.
  • ▪ Official and personal accounts must be distinctly separate. A personal account cannot be converted to an official account, and an official account cannot be converted to a personal account
  • ▪ A “verified” personal account on a social media platform does not constitute an official DoD account.
  • ▪ It's acceptable to forward, link and share official information on personal accounts if it is not done in a way that implies official DoD endorsement.