Some Facebook and Instagram users discovered they were following President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance ’s accounts after their inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20. This is likely because they were following White House accounts before Trump and Vance took their oaths of office.

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.

Handing over control of the official presidential and vice presidential social media accounts has become a standard part of the transition process.

Meta admits some people can’t unfollow Donald Trump on Instagram - Users including Gracie Abrams have said they never asked to follow presidential account – and are unable to stop

Following Donald Trump‘s inauguration as president, Facebook and Instagram users have reported an unusual occurrence. Many found themselves automatically following official pages associated with the new administration,