Take a Selfie Inside the White House, Because You Can Now

But keep that selfie stick at home.

Appropriately enough, the announcement that effective today, the White House was ending its over-40-year ban on photography came via First Lady Michelle Obama‘s Instagram account. In a video posted this morning, the first lady rips up a sign prohibiting photography on White House tours.

Not only are visitors allowed to take photos and post to social media, they are being encouraged to do so, complete with a White House-provided hashtag, #WhiteHouseTour. The White House will be posting select photos on its blog.

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