Handing over control of the official presidential and vice presidential social media accounts has become a standard part of the transition process.

The followers for both accounts rapidly increased after Mr Trump acquired the @POTUS Instagram handle and Mr Vance was assigned the @VP handle. Many people have complained on social media that they never followed the politicians in the first place.

Meta has denied claims that it is helping to increase support of the new administration on its platforms by “forcing” people to follow the president Donald Trump and vice-president JD Vance. Users on Facebook and Instagram,

People on Instagram and Facebook noticed they were following President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance after the inauguration on Monday (January 20) - despite claiming they had not been following the pair before this,