Meta accused of ‘forcing’ people to follow Trump and Vance on social media platforms

Meta has denied claims that it is helping to increase support of the new administration on its platforms by “forcing” people to follow the president Donald Trump and vice-president JD Vance.

Users on Facebook and Instagram, which are owned by Meta, have expressed concern in recent days that their accounts have automatically followed Trump’s and Vance’s pages. Many, including singer Demi Lovato, have claimed that when they unfollow the pair, their accounts seemingly start to refollow the pages again, without their consent, just a few hours later.

Leading up to Trump’s inauguration on Monday (20 January), many users also pointed out that the Democrat hashtag on the platforms appeared to have been blocked, with an automatic “we’ve hidden these results” message showing up in place of posts and content.

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