Trump, Meta and Instagram
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.
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 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.
Gracie Abrams and Demi Lovato are calling out Instagram parent company Meta for seemingly hindering their efforts to unfollow President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on the app after Inauguration Day.
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.
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.
Many Facebook and Instagram users complained of notifications indicating they were now following the accounts of President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, first lady Melania Trump, and/or the White House following the inauguration on Monday.
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).
CNN reported that singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams said in her Instagram story that even when she unfollowed '@vp' and '@potus' handles, the platform kept on making her account refollow them. Abrams reportedly said that she unfollowed the handles three times but couldn't.
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.
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