The American giant Meta denied on social networks having forced Facebook and Instagram users to follow accounts of the new Trump administration without their consent, as several of them complained.
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In a post on lady. These accounts are managed by the White House and, with a new administration, the content of these pages changes.
According to him, “this is the same procedure as that followed during the last presidential transition.”
Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday, users of Facebook and Instagram, social networks owned by Meta, have claimed that they have found themselves following the accounts of the new American president, his wife Melania Trump or even Vice-President JD Vance, without having subscribed to it.
-They also reported difficulty unsubscribing from these accounts.
“It is possible that follow and unfollow requests may take some time to be processed as these accounts change hands,” assured the Meta spokesperson.
These accusations come as Mark Zuckerberg, the boss of Meta, has increased his gestures of rapprochement with the new American president since his electoral victory at the beginning of November.
The leader of the social network, present at the inauguration ceremony on Monday, notably had dinner with Donald Trump, appointed several of his allies to key positions and put an end to programs (such as the fight against disinformation in the United States) very criticized by conservatives.
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