No Kings' Instagram suspended during early-voting campaign

Moving on, Meta has apologized after its automated system has suspended the Instagram account of the NoKings movement. This was during a nationwide day of protests and voter mobilization and urged early voting ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. The NoKings coalition's Instagram account went dark for several hours during its nationwide early voting campaign. And according to the group, No Kings is a nonpartisan political movement in the United States that emerged in 2025 in opposition to President Donald Trump's actions and what it sees as an overreach of presidential power. The group said it organized nearly 3,000 rallies across the United States as part of its latest day of action, urging people to cast their ballots early. I am really hoping that in the midterms that the Democrats win back control of Congress. I think it's really possible as long as people get out to vote. The other thing here in Washington state, really hoping that our Supreme Court, we elect the progressive judges to our Supreme Court and that we reject all three of the statewide ballot measures. And now Meta spokesperson Andy Stone clarified that the Instagram account suspension was triggered by an automated system designed to flag accounts posting, sharing or commenting at very high frequencies. Stone said the account was now functioning normally and issued an apology for the disruption. However, No King said that even after its account became visible again, it remained unable to access for several hours. The move has demanded a more detailed explanation from Meta. It has also called on the company to take immediate steps to ensure that similar suspensions do not happen again. U.S. senators have voiced their support for the No Kings protests with sharp messages against authoritarianism and concentrated power. Bernie Sanders rejected what he called oligarchy and a rigged economy. Declaring no to King's, Senator Adam Schiff said Americans should not be ruled by a despot, urging people to vote early ahead of the upcoming election. The campaign comes ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, which will determine the balance of power in Congress. The movement said early voting could help guard against efforts to undermine voter turnout.