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.

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

Amazon has agreed to pay $40 million to license a Melania Trump documentary, as Jeff Bezos makes overtures to Trump. Memo from Jeff to all “Melania” personnel:

On Jan. 19, First Lady Melania Trump launched the Official Melania meme coin on the Solana ( SOL -13.16%) blockchain with the ticker $MELANIA. She followed in the footsteps of President Donald Trump's Official Trump meme coin, also launched on Solana a couple of days before, with the ticker $TRUMP.

“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.”

Melania Trump wore a custom look -- a strapless white gown with a geometric black trim and a small slit -- to the inaugural ball Monday night, completing her series of the day's outfits with a show-stopper from her own stylist. The first lady completed the look with a black choker and white heels.

Hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as president on Monday, some Instagram and Facebook users started noticing that their accounts were suddenly following Pages associated with the new president, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

A Jan. 9 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows what appears to be a screenshot of NBC News coverage showing incoming first lady Melania Trump and former President Barack Obama holding ...

Social media users, including celebrities such as singers Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams, are posting complaints that Meta won’t let them unfollow President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and first lady Melania Trump on Instagram.

Melania Trump's fashion highlights the political divisiveness in America, with some designers refusing to dress her.