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.
A couple of days after Trump's second inauguration, which saw him become the first convicted felon sworn in as President of the United States, some Instagram users are claiming their accounts have automatically followed Trump and his Vice President, JD Vance.
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.
Meta Platforms is facing backlash over an Instagram glitch that caused users to refollow Trump accounts without consent. The issue raises concerns about user privacy and platform integrity
Meta faces criticism after users, including celebrities like Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams, claimed the platform automatically refollowed official acc
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.
Some have claimed their accounts have automatically been made to follow the new US leaders, while others have said they are not being allowed to unfollow them.
Demi Lovato alleged that her account had automatically re-followed the VP account even after she'd gone out of her way to unfollow the page.
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Meta, in a statement, denied claims that they "forced" some users to follow social media accounts belonging to Donald Trump and JD Vance.
Meta is under fire as users, including celebrities, report being unable to unfollow Trump accounts on Instagram