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Indian Army Restricts Instagram to View-Only Under Revised Social-Media Policy

The move prioritizes operational security after past honey-trap targeting of personnel.

Overview

  • Army Headquarters issued the directive through the DGMI with immediate effect.
  • Personnel are permitted to monitor Instagram solely in a non-interactive, view-only mode.
  • All engagement features, including posting, commenting, sharing, reacting and messaging, are prohibited.
  • Passive-consumption limits continue to apply to YouTube and X under the updated guidelines.
  • The policy places responsibility on individual users and reiterates warnings against VPNs, torrent sites, cracked software and anonymous proxies.