We write regarding the Navy’s “Digital Ambassador” Pilot Program and reports that the Navy enlisted a TikTok drag queen to help reach potential recruits on social media. Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mike Lee (R-UT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Rick Scott (R-FL), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), John Barrasso (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). “The Navy noted in its 2019 social media handbook that, ‘It’s often hard to distinguish between the personal and the professional on the internet, so Sailors should assume any content they post may affect their personal careers and the reputation of the Navy more broadly,” continued the senators. “This begs the question whether the Navy endorses the personal posts of its influencers and ‘ambassadors.’ If so, does the Navy endorse drag shows? Where does the Navy draw the line on promotion of the personal activities of its influencers? Would the Navy enlist burlesque dancers or exotic dancers to reach possible recruits? Such activity is not appropriate for promotion in a professional workplace or the United States military.”Ĭassidy and Budd were joined by U.S. The bottom line is that the Navy should not be promoting use of TikTok, an app banned on Department devices, on the personal devices of servicemembers or its ‘ambassadors.” “Given China’s compromise of the personal information of 21 million federal employees, the CCP could even use the same micro-targeting techniques used in recruiting to target the cleared workforce, their families, and close contacts. This is in response to legitimate concerns that China could use its legal and regulatory powers to obtain private user data or to push misinformation or narratives favoring the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),” wrote the senators. “As you know, Congress passed the No TikTok on Government Devices Act, which President Biden signed into law on December 29, 2022. (R-LA), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Republican colleagues requested more information regarding the Navy’s use of a TikTok drag queen to help reach potential recruits on social media in a letter to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro. Navy’s Use of TikTok Drag Queen for Recruitment 05.04.23 Cassidy, Budd, Colleagues Question the U.S.
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