Outrage as Meta mistakenly suspends ‘No Kings Coalition’ Instagram account: What is this anti-Trump group?
The No Kings movement’s account went dark for several hours while protests focused on increasing early voter turnout were underway, sparking censorship fears.
Meta mistakenly suspended the Instagram account of the No Kings Coalition, an anti-Trump group, during a nationwide demonstration focused on increasing early voter turnout. The account went dark for several hours, sparking censorship fears and criticism from the coalition and several political figures. Meta apologized, explaining that an automated security system mistakenly suspended the account due to high-frequency posting activity.
The coalition, which organized protests in all 50 states and Washington, defended its use of Instagram as a crucial platform for communication with supporters.
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