Just days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, many Instagram and Facebook users found themselves ‘automatically’ following the newly sworn-in President, his deputy JD Vance and First Lady Melania Trump.

Facebook and Instagram users have accused Meta of artificially boosting Trump's follower count by forcing people to follow him in the wake of Monday's inauguration. The issue was raised after several people discovered that their accounts were following the president despite them having given no indication that this was something they'd like to do.

With her eyes almost entirely obscured by the rim of her wool boater-style hat, Melania Trump stood next to president-elect Donald Trump on stage at the inauguration ceremony as he pledged the oath of allegiance.

Melania is Trump's third wife. He was previously married to Ivana Trump, with whom he has three children, and Marla Maples, with whom he has one daughter. Melania and Trump have one son, Barron Trump. Barron, 18, is a freshman at New York University's Stern School of Business, with a mass following of his own.

It said follow and unfollow requests may take time as the accounts switch hands to the new Trump administration.

After President Donald Trump’s swearing in Monday, numerous Facebook and Instagram users discovered — to their horror and dismay — that they were somehow following not only Trump but also Vice President JD Vance,

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.

How tall is Barron Trump? On Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2025, Donald and Melania's son noticeably stood out with his 6-foot-9 (or 6-foot-7) stature.

“I, like others, repeatedly unfollowed Trump and Vance on Monday, only to discover that I was following them again,” said Facebook user Anna Springer on Threads, which is also owned by Meta. “Not sure if it was just a glitch or something intentional, but it definitely happened.”

Meta's communication director, Andy Stone, responded to the reports on Threads and X. He wrote that people were not made to automatically follow any of the