Meta, Instagram and Donald Trump

Fact Check: Is Meta Making Users Follow Trump's and JD Vance's Instagrams?
Instagram users claimed they were being signed up to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance's accounts automatically.
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 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.
Fact Check: Unpacking Claims Meta Forced Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance
Following the 2025 inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Facebook parent company Meta forced users to follow him and Vice President JD Vance.
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 already be following Donald Trump, JD Vance on Instagram, Facebook
Following the inauguration, many people went on social media to find that they were following the new president.
Trump and Vance see Instagram followers plummet after backlash
Instagram users have led a campaign to unfollow the new president and vice president en masse after backlash against the app’s parent company. Users noticed the day after the inauguration, that many were unknowingly following Trump and Vance’s official accounts.
Meta denies forcing users to follow Trump accounts
Meta, the company which owns social media networks Facebook and Instagram, has denied forcing users to follow official ...
Trump’s tech bros face comeuppance amid DeepSeek panic
There is poetic justice in a small Chinese AI start-up challenging US giants. Washington is shooting itself in the foot with ...
Here’s Why You’re Suddenly Following Donald Trump on Instagram, Even if You Didn’t Want To
It may take some time for follow and unfollow requests to go through as these accounts change hands.” Essentially, if you ...
Some Trump voters are skeptical of his opening moves to embrace fellow billionaires
Some of President Donald Trump's working-class and middle-class supporters see a lack of emphasis on lowering consumer costs ...
Meta Denies Facebook, Instagram Users Were Forced to Follow Trump but Admits It ‘May Take Some Time for Unfollow Requests to Go Through’
After President Donald Trump’s swearing in Monday, numerous Facebook and Instagram users discovered — to their horror and ...
Trump’s first 100 days: all the news impacting the tech industry
On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who ran the dark web marketplace Silk Road under the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Ulbricht has been serving a life ...
DeepSeek News LIVE: Chinese ‘DeepSeek a wake-up call for US AI,’ US Press Secy quotes Donald Trump
DeepSeek has shook the tech world with its cost-effective open-source models. The startup has received praises from all ...
Trump calls out big banks and sides with Apple and Meta in a speech to the world's most powerful leaders at Davos
Trump's virtual appearance at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos was full of promises and threats.