Meta said Facebook and Instagram users were not forced to follow Trump but that unfollowing the new White House accounts 'might take some time.'

The Biden administration put pressure on Facebook to take down memes about Covid-19 and began investigations into the company because it refused, Mark Zuckerberg has claimed.

For many of America’s 170 million TikTok users, US President Donald Trump’s move to delay a legal ban of the popular social media platform was cause for celebration. But in China, where TikTok’s parent company is based, the reception has been less positive.

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.

The lefty account holders were left dumbfounded when posts from the country’s newly sworn-in leaders appeared on their feeds despite never hitting follow for either Trump or Vance.

Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg accused White House officials of berating Facebook employees while demanding that certain content be removed from the platform and said President-elect Trump will be good for the tech sector.

Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised this week to find that they were suddenly following the accounts of US President Donald Trump, Melania Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance on Instagram and Facebook.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some Facebook and Instagram users were surprised to find themselves automatically following the accounts of President Donald Trump or Vice President JD Vance this week after the president was inaugurated — but that's likely because they had previously followed official U.S. government accounts.

Instagram users claimed they were being signed up to follow Donald Trump and JD Vance's accounts automatically.

Some Instagram and Facebook users are confused and frustrated that they are now following President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, first lady Melania Trump, and the Trump White House on their accounts.