Meta apologizes for suspending 'No Kings' Instagram account, blaming bot traffic increase

The Hill - Oct 19, 2026

Facebook's parent company Meta apologized Sunday for suspending the "No Kings" Instagram account, saying the suspension was caused by a high increase in traffic by bots. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone wrote in a statement that the company's engineering team found the "spike that triggered the incorrect enforcement was primarily in the account’s 'reading' behavior" attributed...

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Bipartisan senators ask Pentagon to answer for Ukraine Starlink restrictions

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Meta apologizes for suspending 'No Kings' Instagram account, blaming bot traffic increase

More News

Anthropic pledges 5 percent of stock to public benefit initiative

Musk says he will give SpaceX share to every child in US

Mike Turner calls for investigation into Ukraine’s loss of Starlink access

Elizabeth Holmes documentary draws 2,000 sold-out shows in limited release

Bessent: Zelensky 'should be careful' with 'reckless' comments that US slowed down Starlink

Blackburn on AI Kendrick Lamar clip backlash: It wasn't 'intended to offend'

Bipartisan senators ask Pentagon to answer for Ukraine Starlink restrictions

Unauthorized drones banned along US-Mexico border: FAA

Trump claims neither he nor Musk caused Ukraine Starlink outage

Musk settles election lottery lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaways

AI safety group pushes for tighter export controls, limits on 'vastly superhuman AI'

Warsh offers no fresh signals on interest rates

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