Algorithms that just don’t get you are ruining your Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Now you can do something about it.

It may take some time for follow and unfollow requests to go through as these accounts change hands.” Essentially, if you were already following the @POTUS or @VicePresident handles, you’re still following them,

But switching to Pixelfed doesn't mean you need to abandon the archive of Instagram posts you've built over the years. Pixelfed has the ability to import Instagram posts, so you can continue sharing your images.

Seeing what videos your friends have liked can be great, or embarrassing. If you're using Instagram Reels, be warned when you hit the "like" button.

Some posts related to obtaining abortion pills were recently hidden on Instagram and Facebook and some accounts were suspended, before being later restored.

Following the inauguration, many people went on social media to find that they were following the new president.

The developer behind Pixelfed, Loops, and Sup, open source alternatives to Instagram, TikTok, and WhatsApp, respectively, is now raising funds on

Meta is offering deals to creators to promote Instagram on other short-form video apps, including TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube, CNBC has learned.

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.

Some users are wondering how to quit the platforms now that Meta is relaxing rules on harmful content such as hate speech and abandoning its fact checking program and replacing it with

Instagram has made changes in recent days that appear to be aimed at attracting TikTok users while the short-video app’s future remains in limbo.

In the days since Donald Trump assumed office, many people online have begun expressing alarm to find they were unwittingly following Trump on Instagram and Facebook.