'No Kings' Says Meta Cut Off Access to Instagram Account on Key Protest Day
Summary
The "No Kings" coalition, an anti-President Trump protest group, had its main Instagram account temporarily suspended during a day of nearly 3,000 early-voting events across the U.S. Meta said the suspension was a mistake caused by an automated system reacting to high activity on the account.Key Facts
- The "No Kings" Instagram account was suspended for about 90 minutes on a Saturday with many early-voting events happening nationwide.
- Organizers were unable to access the account’s backend for about four hours, limiting their ability to post or communicate.
- Meta explained the suspension happened by mistake due to an automatic system triggered by a high volume of posts and interactions.
- The "No Kings" coalition started in 2025 to protest President Trump’s return to office and policies they view as against U.S. founding principles.
- On the protest day, about 3,000 events took place in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., encouraging early voting before the November midterm elections.
- Events included rallies, marches, voter information drives, and trips to polling places.
- Protesters’ messages focused on promoting voter participation and opposing efforts to undermine elections.
- The "No Kings" movement’s goal is to keep political power with the people rather than government leaders in Washington, D.C.
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