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(LR) Priscilla Chan, Meta and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Lauren Sanchez attend Donald Trump’s event Inauguration ceremony prior to swearing in the 47th President of the United States as the 47th President of the United States on January 20, 2025 in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
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Instagram users complained this week that they were forced Yuan follow President Donald Trump’s Social media accounts without their consent.
In a Threads post on Wednesday, a Meta representative said users will see posts from @POTUS, @VP and @FLOTUS as those accounts are handed over during the U.S. presidential transition.
“People do not automatically follow any official Facebook or Instagram account of the President, Vice President or First Lady,” wrote Andy Stone, Meta spokesman. “These accounts are managed by the White House, so the content on these pages will change as a new administration emerges.”
Meta confirmed in an email that users who previously followed these accounts will continue to follow them, as well as the archived accounts of the previous administration, when the transfer of power occurs. This includes the account of @WhiteHouse.
Trump’s inauguration on Monday marked the third transition from one administration to the next. The Obama administration created many of the accounts used today and a blog post Trump also won before the 2016 election.
“On Instagram and Facebook, the incoming White House will get a White House username, URL, and retain followers, but there will initially be no content on the timeline,” the Obama administration wrote. “Post to Obama White House Instagram and Facebook An archive of White House content will remain available to the public at Instagram.com/ObamaWhiteHouse and Facebook.com/ObamaWhiteHouse.”
The Obama administration added that all posts and materials created by these accounts will be preserved by the National Archives and Records Administration, and new accounts will be created to preserve the content.
Posts from accounts previously used by former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris and former first lady Jill Biden have been moved to @potus46archive, @vp46archive and @fotus46archive respectively.
Political discussion on Meta platform heats up following series of moves by CEO Mark Zuckerberg This appears to be an attempt to appease President Trump.
Zuckerberg Donate $1 million arrive trump inauguration and participated in events in Washington, D.C., and even Host a celebratory reception together.
Zuckerberg announced several policy changes for Meta this month, including Eliminate third-party fact-checking and Ending company’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The company also Appointment of Joel KaplanZuckerberg, who has a former Republican White House staffer as his new policy chief, appeared on Joe Rogan’s podcast to preach about the benefits of masculinity.
“I think having a culture that celebrates aggression more has its own merits,” Zuckerberg said on the podcast.
