Donald Trump, Meta and Instagram
Facebook and Instagram users have recently noticed their accounts have started following President Donald Trump, his wife Melania and Vice President JD Van
Social media users, including celebrities such as singers Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams, are posting complaints that Meta won’t let them unfollow President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and first lady Melania Trump on Instagram.
With Trump 2.0 already underway, the political world is bracing for a certain unpredictability. But that this would spread to other spheres is something not everyone imagined. Instagram users in the US including some celebrities are complaining that they are not able to unfollow Trump,
Social media users, including Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams, express frustration over challenges in unfollowing US leadership on Instagram amidst technical glitches and shifting Meta policies. Celebrities voiced concerns over account automatic refollows and skepticism over changes within Meta's operations and policy direction.
An American singer and songwriter, took to her Instagram story stating that she had to unfollow the "@vp" and "@potus" accounts three times as Meta kept automatically refollowing them.
Meta is facing backlash after users, including celebrities, accuse the platform of automatically refollowing official Trump accounts on Instagram, with the company denying any intentional action.
People were not made to automatically follow any of the official Facebook or Instagram accounts for the President, Vice President, or First Lady,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Meta is pushing back on claims from social media users who say they've been forced to follow Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to U.S. President Donald Trump, his wife Melania Trump and Vice-President J.
According to CNN, Abrams, an American singer and songwriter, took to her Instagram story stating that she had to unfollow the "@vp" and "@potus" accounts three times as Meta kept automatically refollowing them. She even had to block the accounts to ensure she stayed away from them.
Meta Platforms is facing backlash over an Instagram glitch that caused users to refollow Trump accounts without consent. The issue raises concerns about user privacy and platform integrity
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