Handing over control of the official presidential and vice presidential social media accounts has become a standard part of the transition process.

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 followers for both accounts rapidly increased after Mr Trump acquired the @POTUS Instagram handle and Mr Vance was assigned the @VP handle. Many people have complained on social media that they never followed the politicians in the first place.

The social media giant said it was introducing the ability for users to add a WhatsApp profile to its Accounts Centre hub.

Has Meta forced you to follow Donald Trump on Instagram and Facebook? - Mark Zuckerberg has come under fire for allegedly making users auto-follow the new White House occupants — now Meta has responde

Shortly after Trump was sworn as president, Facebook users reported their accounts were forced to automatically follow him. Not exactly.

Following Donald Trump‘s inauguration as president, Facebook and Instagram users have reported an unusual occurrence. Many found themselves automatically following official pages associated with the new administration,

Facebook users are fuming after they realized their accounts were automatically opted-in to following President Trump and Vice President JD Vance's official pages.

Facebook users are claiming their accounts auto-followed Trump, but a simple mix-up explains why they think he was wrongly added.