Facebook, Instagram and Meta

Meta courted Trump. Now comes the backlash from Facebook, Instagram users.
If you were surprised to see yourself suddenly following President Donald Trump on Instagram and Facebook this week, it’s not because Meta forced you to, the social media company says.
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.'
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.
How Meta Tried to Lure TikTok Users to Instagram
In the days before TikTok went dark, Instagram and Facebook released a flurry of new features and ran advertisements promoting its platforms as a comparable alternative.
Users Are Blocking Facebook and Instagram From Their TikTok Accounts—Here's Why
Blocking Facebook and Instagram accounts on TikTok is simple and can be done in a few quick steps: Search for the Accounts: Open TikTok and use the search bar to find the official accounts for Facebook and Instagram. Access Blocking Options: Click on the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of the account's profile page.
Meta says it's not automatically making users' accounts follow Trump on Instagram and Facebook
It said follow and unfollow requests may take time as the accounts switch hands to the new Trump administration.
Meta admits some people can’t unfollow Donald Trump on Instagram
Meta admits some people can’t unfollow Donald Trump on Instagram - Users including Gracie Abrams have said they never asked to follow presidential account – and are unable to stop
I'm quitting Instagram. You should too.
This deeply craven and dangerous reversal, ostensibly to reduce “censorship” from Meta platforms, will make Instagram, ...
Meta’s censoring of abortion information is nothing new
Earlier this week, several posts on the Instagram page of Aid Access, an abortion pill provider, were inaccessible to the ...
Here’s Why You’re Suddenly Following Donald Trump On Instagram, Even If You Didn't Want To
It may take some time for follow and unfollow requests to go through as these accounts change hands.” Essentially, if you ...
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were ...
Meta to spend up to $65 bln this year to power AI goals, Zuckerberg says
Meta Platforms plans to spend between $60 billion and $65 billion this year to build out AI infrastructure, CEO Mark ...
Meta will pay some TikTok creators to post on Instagram and Facebook. Here are the details.
Meta is enticing TikTok creators with up to $5,000 as a way to "jumpstart" growth on Instagram and Facebook.
Instagram luring TikTok influencers with $50K cash bonuses — to help them ‘get off the ground’: report
Meta spokesperson Paige Cohen confirmed to The Verge that they launched a Breakthrough Bonus program, in which accepted creators will automatically start earning money through the Content Monetization ...
Community notes are coming to Instagram. Here's how they'll work.
Meta is working on implementing community notes on Instagram and Threads. Shortly after CEO Mark Zuckerberg's big pivot away from fact checking and into community notes, Meta's Threads and Instagram ...