Meta removes No Kings Instagram content during protests
The gist
Meta suspended the No Kings Coalition's main Instagram account for about 90 minutes during its national day of action.
Organizers say they lost their main channel to reach voters at the mobilization's peak.
How it unfolded
- Oct 17, 2026 13:30 EDTDuring the No Kings coalition's national day of action, Meta appeared to suspend the coalition's main Instagram account; administrators lost access at the peak of the mobilization.
- Oct 17, 2026The account was suspended for about 90 minutes, according to Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin.
- Oct 17, 2026 15:00 EDTThe account was reinstated at around 3 p.m., but organizers said they remained unable to access its backend for roughly four hours, preventing posting or communicating with their network.