Facebook, Donald Trump and Instagram

Meta Didn't Force Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance. Here's Why It Might Seem That Way
Handing over control of the official presidential and vice presidential social media accounts has become a standard part of the transition process.
Liberal Instagram, Facebook users panic over perceived auto-follow of President Trump
The lefty account holders were left dumbfounded when posts from the country’s newly sworn-in leaders appeared on their feeds despite never hitting follow for either Trump or Vance.
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.
No, Facebook is not forcing you to follow Trump. This is what really happened.
Shortly after Trump was sworn as president, Facebook users reported their accounts were forced to automatically follow him. Not exactly.
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.
Users Who Weren't Following Donald Trump and J.D. Vance on Facebook and Instagram Might Be Now. Here's Why
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.
You’re Probably Following Trump And Vance On Social Media Now — Without Even Knowing It
If you’re on Facebook or Instagram, you may want to check who you’re following. Many users of both social media sites were ...
Meta Boycott And TikTok Ban Could Signal Social Media's Transformation
As TikTok resumes service following its brief ban, fellow social media giant Meta now faces a user boycott amid significant ...
Popular social media app unveils innovation to bank from TikTok ban
Other prominent social media apps in the U.S. have tried adding video features similar to those on TikTok, but none have yet ...
TikTokers offered $5000 to join Facebook and Instagram
Meta's attempt to lure creators to its platforms comes as questions remain over the future of its main rival in the US.
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Is Social Media More Like Cigarettes or Junk Food?
Lawmakers attempting to regulate children’s access to social media must decide whether bans or warning labels are the optimal ...
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Trump Takes Aim at Social Media 'Censorship' With Executive Order
The order alleges that the government infringed on US citizens' free speech "under the guise of combatting 'misinformation,' ...
Free Our Feeds Aims to Decentralize Social Media With—or Instead of—Bluesky
The new organization wants to build on the open-source, user-defined model of the increasingly popular platform Bluesky, in ...
You Can Now Cross-Post Your WhatsApp Status on Facebook & Instagram
Meta will let you link your WhatsApp account to Accounts Center allowing you to reshare status updates as Facebook or ...
Climate misinformation is rife on social media—and poised to get worse
The decision by Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, to end its fact-checking program and otherwise reduce ...