Meta Does Not Force Users to Follow Trump on Instagram and Facebook, Company Says

Meta Does Not Force Users to Follow Trump on Instagram and Facebook, Company Says
Facebook and Instagram apps on the screen of an iPhone in San Anselmo, Calif., on Oct. 4, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Rachel Acenas
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Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, denies claims that its platforms forced users to follow the accounts of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

Many users had complained that their accounts followed Trump and Vance automatically after they were sworn into office.

Rachel Acenas
Rachel Acenas
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Rachel Acenas is an experienced journalist and TV news reporter and anchor covering breaking stories and contributing original news content for NTD's digital team.
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