Common Cause calls the suspension corporate censorship
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Common Cause calls the suspension corporate censorship and asks Meta to restore the account.
“Silencing a nationwide protest on the Early Vote Day of Action is an alarming act of corporate censorship that strikes at the heart of our democracy.”
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Meta suspends No Kings Instagram account during protest day, then calls it an automated error
Meta suspended the No Kings Coalition's Instagram account during the coalition's October 17, 2026 day of early-voting events. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone called it an automated error and later attributed it to a Claude tool's reading activity. Organizers, Democratic senators and Common Cause question the explanation or call the suspension censorship.
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Common Cause posted this on Bluesky on October 17, 2026, while the account was suspended or locked.
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TheWrap report on the suspension. It says MS NOW first reported it and that the account disappeared at the peak of the day of action, around 1:30 p.m. Eastern.
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Meta had suspended the No Kings Coalition's Instagram account during the coalition's October 17 day of action.
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The post asks supporters to tell Meta to restore the account immediately.
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The reference point is Meta's October 17, 2026 suspension of the No Kings Coalition Instagram account during the coalition's day of action. Common Cause calls it an alarming act of corporate censorship, which condemns it.
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