Did Meta Forced Some Users on Facebook & Instagram Follow President Donald Trump & VP JD Vance?

Written by on January 22, 2025

Users on Facebook and Instagram reported receiving notifications that they had followed Trump and Vice President JD Vance’s pages, prompting alarm.

Meta clarified that these changes are standard procedure during administrative transitions. Additionally, some users noticed the hashtag #democrat was not displaying results but instead showing a message about potentially sensitive content.

This occurred amid perceptions that Meta has shifted its political stance to the right. Meta Communications Director Andy Stone attributed the issues to typical practices during transitions and a potential error.

Meta responds to claims that it’s boosting Trump on Facebook, Instagram


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