Meta says suspending No Kings account on day of action was done 'in error'
Source: Business Insider ·
Meta blamed an automatic trigger for the suspension that made the No Kings account go dark.
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Demonstrators hold signs during a "No Kings" protest at the South Carolina Statehouse.Sean Rayford/Getty ImagesThe No Kings coalition held a nationwide day of action to encourage early voting.Its Instagram account was suspended in the middle of the event.Meta says the suspension was a mistake made by an automated system.Meta said Saturday that an automatic trigger is to blame for the No Kings movement's Instagram account being suspended in the midst of a nationwide effort to mobilize early voting in the midterms.The network, which bills itself as nonpartisan but arose last year in response to President Donald Trump's actions, said its account went dark for "several hours" at the peak of its event."Even after visibility was restored, we had no access to the account for hours," the group posted on its account.In a statement on X, Meta spokesman Andy Stone said that accounts posting, sharing, or commenting at "very high frequencies" can prompt an automated response."That's what happened…
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