Army orders mass shutdown of official social media accounts

US Army orders tighter social media presence

The Army announced a new directive that will consolidate local unit social media accounts into a smaller network of authorized accounts.

Army orders mass shutdown of official social media accounts

The Army is consolidating its official social media presence, drastically slashing the number of allowable accounts.

New directive from Army leadership centralizes and restricts social media accounts

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll issued a new directive that will shut down many unit-level social media accounts across the force. The subject line of a memorandum from Driscoll, dated June 30 and publicly released July 8, said the move is aimed at “Optimizing Digital Media.” The policy “consolidates thousands of localized unit pages into a focused network of authorized accounts to ensure a clear, unified voice, reduce operational risk, and improve …