Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams called out Meta for not letting them unfollow social media accounts for Donald Trump and JD Vance. With the transition of White House administrations, the official POTUS and VP accounts are changing and some Instagram users are having a difficult time unfollowing them after Joe Biden and Kamala Harris left
CNN reported that singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams said in her Instagram story that even when she unfollowed '@vp' and '@potus' handles, the platform kept on making her account refollow them. Abrams reportedly said that she unfollowed the handles three times but couldn't.
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
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.
On Instagram, celebrities like Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams used their platforms to warn fans about their own experiences. Lovato posted a screenshot of Vance’s account in her stories, writing “I have unfollowed this guy twice today” and adding “Shady f*cking business meta.”
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.
Meta is facing backlash after users, including celebrities, accuse the platform of automatically refollowing official Trump accounts on Instagram, with the company denying any intentional action.
People were not made to automatically follow any of the official Facebook or Instagram accounts for the President, Vice President, or First Lady,” Meta spokesperson Andy Stone wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
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An American singer and songwriter, took to her Instagram story stating that she had to unfollow the "@vp" and "@potus" accounts three times as Meta kept automatically refollowing them.
Trump began his second term with a series of executive actions. The 47th US president ordered a crackdown on immigration and withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Agreement and World Health Organization.