Overview

• Instagram and Facebook users claim they were automatically made followers of President Trump's and Vice President Vance's official accounts after the White House social media transition.
• Many users report being unable to unfollow the accounts, with some resorting to blocking them to stop being re-added as followers.
• Meta explained that official accounts like @potus and @vp transition to new officeholders, retaining existing followers, but some users insist they never followed those accounts before.
• Prominent figures, including celebrities like Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams, voiced concerns over the issue, labeling it as suspicious and criticizing Meta's handling.
• A separate issue earlier in the week involved Instagram temporarily blocking search results for hashtags associated with Democratic political terms, which Meta attributed to a technical error.