No, Facebook Is Not Forcing Users to Follow Trump

Meta Denies Facebook, Instagram Users Were Forced to Follow Trump but Admits It ‘May Take Some Time for Unfollow Requests to Go Through’
Meta said Facebook and Instagram users were not forced to follow Trump but that unfollowing the new White House accounts 'might take some time.'
Is Meta boosting Trump and Vance on Facebook and Instagram?
Meta is pushing back on claims from social media users who say they've been forced to follow Facebook and Instagram accounts belonging to U.S. President Donald Trump, his wife Melania Trump and Vice-President J.
Meta Didn't Force Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance. Here's Why It Might Seem That Way
Handing over control of the official presidential and vice presidential social media accounts has become a standard part of the transition process.
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.
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 denies platforms are forcing users to follow Trump, Vance
Meta on Wednesday pushed back against claims its platforms were automatically forcing users to follow the Instagram accounts of President Trump and Vice President Vance following Inauguration Day.
Here's why you might be automatically following Trump on Instagram, Facebook
In the days since Donald Trump assumed office, many people online have begun expressing alarm to find they were unwittingly following Trump on Instagram and Facebook.
Meta offers creators $5,000 to join Facebook and Instagram amid TikTok uncertainty
Meta hasn't mentioned TikTok by name, but its new "Breakthrough bonus programme" is trying to appeal to creators using its competitors' platforms.
No, Facebook Is Not Forcing Users to Follow Donald Trump
Several viral Facebook posts claim that accounts are being forced to follow members of the new presidential administration. “Are you automatically following any of these pages without your consent? They are all new pages,
What we can VERIFY about claims that Facebook users’ accounts automatically followed Trump
Some Facebook users claimed the platform forced their personal accounts to follow President Trump after his inauguration. We VERIFY what actually happened.
Why Are Meta Users Automatically Following Trump and Vance On Its Platforms? Here’s What We Know
In an unexpected twist, following President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration, Instagram and Facebook users began noticing their accounts automatically following official profiles of the new administration,
Meta is luring TikTok creators with up to $5,000 in bonuses to switch to Facebook and Instagram
Meta is offering creators up to $5,000 in bonuses to switch to Facebook and Instagram. The cash incentive depends on the size ...
US Meta users report automatic re-follows of president, VP accounts
Some Meta social media users said on Wednesday that their accounts re-followed the profiles of President Donald Trump, Vice ...
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Facebook owner Meta kills DEI in latest nod to Trump and MAGA movement
Meta is canceling its diversity programs and its civil rights VP has resigned. Amazon.com also said it would roll back some ...
Meta Faces Backlash As Democrat-Related Terms Disappear From Instagram
Users plan week-long boycott of the platform after it announces the removal of fact-checkers and sparks controversy.
Meta backs data analytics firm Databricks as AI boom attracts investors
Databricks said on Wednesday Meta Platforms had joined as an investor in a $10 billion funding round intended to fuel the ...
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Experts sound the alarm over Meta's controversial decision about fact-checking on Facebook: '[The] effects have become more obvious and proven every day'
"The trend is towards living in a world where there basically are no facts." Experts sound the alarm over Meta's ...
Mark Zuckerberg at inauguration 2025: See photos of Meta CEO as Donald Trump sworn in
The Meta CEO met with Trump after his win in the 2024 presidential election, according to multiple reports including CBS and ...
Did Meta Buy TikTok? What To Know About Claims of Sale
Claims that TikTok had been sold circulated after the app went dark in response to a U.S. federal ban, then returned a short ...