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No Kings Coalition’s official Instagram briefly went dark.

The Verge •
October 17, 2026 • 09:22 PM
• By Terrence O'Brien
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A spokesperson told MS Now that Meta pulled the organization’s account and locked out its admins during today’s protests. The profile page is back up, but the organization says it still doesn’t have access to the account. Neither Meta nor No Kings immediately responded to a request for comment. Update October 18th: Meta’s Andy Stone posted on X that the suspension was part of an automated response that sometimes happens when accounts post at “very high frequencies.” He continued to say that the “automated action was clearly taken in error. Everything is now working as it should and we sincerely apologize.” [Media: https://www.threads.com/share/D0b_esrmr/]

No Kings Coalition’s official Instagram briefly went dark.

A spokesperson told MS Now that Meta pulled the organization’s account and locked out its admins during today’s protests. The profile page is back up , but the organization says it still doesn’t have access to the account. Neither Meta nor No Kings immediately responded to a request for comment.

Update October 18th: Meta’s Andy Stone posted on X that the suspension was part of an automated response that sometimes happens when accounts post at “very high frequencies.” He continued to say that the “automated action was clearly taken in error. Everything is now working as it should and we sincerely apologize.”

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