PeopleVsBigTechJan 21, 2025

Meta is reportedly blocking #Democrat and #DNC on Instagram.

When searching for these hashtags, some users are seeing a message that reads "We have hidden these results". But these users say they are still able to see posts when searching for #Republican or #GOP.

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On Facebook, users are claiming their accounts have automatically followed the pages of President Donald Trump and Vice President Vance despite never previously interacting with them.
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A Meta representative posted the Threads that the official POTUS account transfers from one President to the next.
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But some users are claiming that the only way to prevent their Facebook accounts from following the 47th President of the United States and his Vice President is by blocking these pages entirely.
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When we asked Meta about these complaints, the company said “We’re aware of an error affecting hashtags across the political spectrum and we are working quickly to resolve it.”
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Which hashtags are you able to view on Instagram? Are you following accounts you didn’t intend to you Facebook? Send us your stories and screenshots so we can continue looking into this!

#PvBT #BigTech #Meta

Jan 21, 2025 at 1:23pmPubler