Andy Stone
Role at the time: Meta communications executive and company spokesperson
Mixed or conditional
Response to this claim
The No Kings Instagram account was taken down by automated systems that very high-frequency posting, sharing or commenting triggered in the lead-up to the day of action.
“When accounts post, share or comment at very high frequencies it can trigger automated systems. That's what happened with the No Kings IG account in the lead up to today's day of action. Unfortunately, that automated action was clearly taken in error. Everything is now working as it should and we sincerely apologize.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Andy Stone X post calling the No Kings Instagram suspension an automated error · Andy StonePost, October 17, 2026, 6:07 p.m. Eastern
Why we used this label
The reference point is Meta's October 17, 2026 suspension of the No Kings Coalition Instagram account during the coalition's day of action. Stone concedes the suspension was wrong and apologizes, while attributing it to automated systems reacting to the account's own activity. That pairs an admission with an explanation that excuses the company, so neither condemns nor defends fits alone.