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Facebook is under fire after users noticed their accounts were automatically following President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. This wasnt some random glitch it appears intentional, and people are not happy about it. Many insist they never followed these figures or interacted with their pages, yet there they were on their profiles.One user said their cousin noticed a notification about Trump changing his profile picture. When they checked their own profile, they found they were following Trumps page as of January 2025. Another user reported that attempts to unfollow Trump and Vance didnt stick, with the platform forcing them to re-follow. The workaround? Blocking the accounts entirely.A lot of people are saying theyve had enough and are quitting Facebook for good. Comments like, Ill be off all Meta products shortly and I dont trust Meta. are popping up everywhere. Others are calling it a blatant overreach and questioning why the platform thinks its okay to decide who they should follow.Facebook hasnt made a statement yet, but this isnt the first time Metas been accused of meddling in political optics. Early last year the company decided to limit the amount of political content its algorithms promote. A few months later, Meta and Google were also accused of suppressing information related to Trump. But after Trumps election win, Metas top man, Mark Zuckerberg, seemed to start cozying up to Trump, even making a generous donation for his inaugural committee.And now, after Trumps swearing-in, it seems Facebook took the next big step by forcing a large number of users to follow Trump and Vance. For now, users are stuck between outrage and confusion. Blocking these pages seems to be the only way to guarantee they dont reappear in your follows.Instagrams problems are also adding fuel to the fire. Several users tried searching for #Democrat or #DNC and found no results, with some screenshots showing a sensitive topic warning. In contrast, searches for #Republican and #RNC worked perfectly. While Meta hasnt commented, many suspect this is a deliberate choice rather than a bug.I managed to replicate this too. Searching for #Democrat and #DNC resulted in a Weve hidden these results notice that claimed it was done because it may contain sensitive content. Here are a few screenshots for reference:Metas silence so far isnt helping. Users are left feeling like they have less control over their accounts and feeds. Whether this leads to any real action from Meta remains to be seen, but for now, its clear the trust many users once had in these platforms is wearing thin.Well post an update if and when there are any further developments regarding the two issues.