Meta says it didn't force users to follow President Trump on Facebook and Instagram
Meta denies forcing users to follow Trump accounts
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Meta says it's not automatically making users' accounts follow Trump on Instagram and Facebook
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.
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Fact Check: Unpacking Claims Meta Forced Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance
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