Defense Department Purges Diversity Content from Military Branches
The Defense Department is purging diversity, equity, and inclusion content from military branches, including removing images and posts that highlight women and minorities' achievements and commemorations of various groups. The database includes over 26,000 flagged items, with the potential for up to 100,000 to be deleted. The removal is in response to an executive order by President Donald Trump. The Pentagon is swiftly complying with the directive, with some confusion about what content to remove.
Key Points
- Over 26,000 images flagged for removal
- Potential removal of up to 100,000 posts
- Focus on removing diversity, equity, and inclusion content
- Some confusion over content removal criteria
- Compliance with executive order by President Donald Trump
Pros
- Swift compliance with directive
- Conforming with federal archival laws
Cons
- Potential deletion of historical and significant content
- Confusion over what content should be removed