Meta denies forcing users to follow Trump administration accounts

The Facebook and Instagram owner says the official profiles were updated to reflect the new position holders.

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Some users of the platforms had complained following Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday that they had "automatically" been made to follow the new president, as well as Vice-President JD Vance and First Lady Melania Trump.

Meta spokesman Andy Stone explained that the accounts were managed by the White House, which had updated them to reflect the new position holders.

"This is the same procedure we followed during the last presidential transition," he wrote in a statement.

The accounts carry the handles Potus - which stands for "president of the United States" - as well as VicePresident and Flotus, an acronym for the first lady.

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