The Pentagon adopted first department-wide policy to address social media

Earlier this week, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) released a new policy: "Official Use of Social Media for Public Affairs Purposes," which was meant to clearly spell out how every individual — from the highest levels of the defense community — can use the platforms to best advance the mission of the United States military. Though some of the military services and other agencies have published social media policies in the past, DODI 5400.17 is the Pentagon's first instruction to specifically address the use of social media.

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