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Re:Why Did Meta Suspend a US Senate Candidate's Instagram in... by cogman10 on Saturday October 31, 2026 @10:39AM (#50316617)
> You have this regional Florida race

It's a statewide race.

> They see an issue with their Instagram account which gets fixed an hour later and they immediately think it's Zuck behind the scenes in his war room following her race and rally with a big red button on his desk to cut her off at the crucial window. Incredible stuff.

This isn't the first time Meta has pulled the plug on rallies and leftwing organizations [1]. It's also not out of character for them to try and push right wing narratives. [2]

[1] https://www.ms.now/news/instagram-shut-down-a-no-kings-accou...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facebook%E2%80%93Cambridge_Ana...

Re:Why Did Meta Suspend a US Senate Candidate's Instagram in... by bko on Saturday October 31, 2026 @01:21PM (#50318064)
You miss the big one where all the social media companies deplatformed a sitting us president but point taken. But I think this is all too low stakes for that kind of action
Re:Why Did Meta Suspend a US Senate Candidate's Instagram in... by cogman10 on Saturday October 31, 2026 @02:14PM (#50318501)
That's a non-sequitur to the discussion at hand.
Re:Why Did Meta Suspend a US Senate Candidate's Instagram in... by bko on Saturday October 31, 2026 @04:10PM (#50319654)
It helps your point. That the social media agencies are interested and willing to coordinate and suppress opposition.