Meta blames AI tool for mistakenly suspending No Kings Coalition Instagram account

Meta says a Claude AI tool's high-volume reading requests tripped its security systems during a nationwide day of protests and early voting events Meta has an explanation for why the No Kings Coalition’s Instagram account went dark in the middle of its biggest day of the season. The culprit, according to Meta, was not the organizers’ posts but an AI tool the account was using behind the scenes. Meta described an automated security system as the cause of the suspension, which hit during nationwide protests on October 17, 2026. The account, @nokingscoalition, was suspended around 1:30 p.m. ET.

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