Facebook users say they are now auto-following Trump

Meta courted Trump. Now comes the backlash from Facebook, Instagram users.
If you were surprised to see yourself suddenly following President Donald Trump on Instagram and Facebook this week, it’s not because Meta forced you to, the social media company says.
Here's why you might be automatically following Trump on Instagram, Facebook
In the days since Donald Trump assumed office, many people online have begun expressing alarm to find they were unwittingly following Trump on Instagram and Facebook.
Meta says it's not automatically making users' accounts follow Trump on Instagram and Facebook
It said follow and unfollow requests may take time as the accounts switch hands to the new Trump administration.
Meta pushes back on claims that it's boosting Trump on Facebook and Instagram
Some Meta users said that they believed they were forced to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance’s pages, and that Instagram was blocking searches for the #democrat hashtag.
Meta Didn't Force Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance. Here's Why It Might Seem That Way
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Some Facebook users claimed the platform forced their personal accounts to follow President Trump after his inauguration. We VERIFY what actually happened.
Instagram, Facebook users say their accounts automatically followed Trump, Vance and Melania after the inauguration. Here's what we know.
Hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as president on Monday, some Instagram and Facebook users started noticing that their accounts were suddenly following Pages associated with the new president, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
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Former President Joe Biden's Facebook and Instagram pages were archived after Trump took office Some Facebook and Instagram users discovered they were following President Donald Trump and Vice President J.
Meta Explains Why Some Users Are Automatically Following Trump and VP JD Vance
If you’ve noticed that you’re suddenly following Trump or JD Vance on Facebook and Instagram after the inauguration, you’re not alone. Many users were surprised to see these accounts in […] The post Meta Explains Why Some Users Are Automatically Following Trump and VP JD Vance appeared first on Baller Alert.

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