Meta Faces Backlash Over Forced Follows to Trump and Vance on Instagram

Users report being unable to unfollow or being automatically added as followers to the official accounts of President Trump and Vice President Vance after the platform's account transitions.

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.

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