The Marine Corps on Monday released new guidelines on what kind of political activity on social media is acceptable for its troops ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Marines may not "share" political pages but they can "like," follow or "friend" the social media page of a candidate or cause, according to the guidelines. “Because an active-duty member may not engage in partisan political activity, the active-duty member may not post or make direct links to a political party, partisan political candidate, campaign, group or cause,” the message said. Political emails or political social media messages may not be sent or forwarded in federal buildings if the individual uses their personal electronic device and must be expressed on the service member's own time. The advent of social media has created ambiguous boundaries as the military navigates how to ensure its members' personal freedoms with its nonpartisan stance.

Source: Fox News December 03, 2019 21:30 UTC