Users plan week-long boycott of the platform after it announces the removal of fact-checkers and sparks controversy.

Meta is facing accusations of political bias after Democrat-related hashtags were hidden on its Instagram app following Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration Monday.

Some social media users have accused Meta, the parent company of Instagram, of political bias following the discovery that searches for “Democrats” on the platform yield a “results hidden” message. This issue has cast a cloud over Meta’s impartiality,