Trump wanted to give No Kings no air. Then, Meta suspended its Instagram.
Meta faces pressure to protect No Kings Instagram on election day.
The No Kings Coalition expressed disappointment to Meta after the social media giant declined to commit to preventing automated systems from suspending their prominent pro-democracy account, No Kings, during the midterm elections. This followed Meta's apology for temporarily suspending the account, which lasted for four hours during a key early voting push.
In a post on X, Meta's Andy Stone explained that the account had been using an AI tool, Claude, in a way that led Meta's automated system to flag it as a bot, although the error was detected and corrected within an hour. Despite Meta's offer to arrange a meeting with a technical expert to clarify the mistake, No Kings rejected the response, stating that it did not address their ongoing concerns and requested a meeting with Meta senior leadership instead.
The group emphasized that the issue extends beyond their Instagram account, highlighting the need for assurance among Americans that voting content won't be suppressed before or on election day. Among eight questions, the coalition asked Meta to disclose any communications with the Trump administration regarding the No Kings account or the historic early voting day event.
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