Gracie Abrams and Demi Lovato hit out at Meta
Demi Lovato pointed out that Meta has been automatically making users follow the new President, as well as Vice-President JD Vance.
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.
Meta said Facebook and Instagram users were not forced to follow Trump but that unfollowing the new White House accounts 'might take some time.'
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.
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.
Demi Lovato is speaking out after Donald Trump's first order of business back in the White House was to declare that trans and nonbinary individuals would no longer be recognized by the federal government.
Gracie Abrams and Demi Lovato claim Meta auto-followed Donald Trump and JD Vance, with users reporting the same.
Some Meta social media users said on Wednesday that their accounts re-followed the profiles of President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and first lady Melania Trump after they had unfollowed those accounts once Trump took office for his second term.
Meta is under fire as users, including celebrities, report being unable to unfollow Trump accounts on Instagram
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 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.