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.

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 Facebook and Instagram users discovered they were following President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance ’s accounts after their inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20. This is likely because they were following White House accounts before Trump and Vance took their oaths of office.

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,

A couple of days after Trump's second inauguration, which saw him become the first convicted felon voted in as President of the United States, some Instagram users are claiming their accounts have automatically followed Trump and his Vice President,

Some Meta users have voiced their dismay in discovering that their accounts are now following President Trump and Vice President JD Vance, even though they have never followed political accounts before.