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highplainsdem

(55,237 posts)
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 04:15 PM Wednesday

You might be following Second Lady Usha Vance on Instagram now

Source: TechCrunch

Starting Wednesday, Meta says it will begin combining the Instagram accounts of the Second Lady of the United States, Usha Vance, and the former Second Gentleman of the United States, Doug Emhoff.

As a result, the 1.2 million people who were previously following the Instagram account of Kamala Harris’s husband, @secondgentleman46archive (recently archived by the government), will now be following J.D. Vance’s wife on her newly created account, @SLOTUS. As of the time of writing, her account has less than 66,000 followers.

“Following the White House creating an account for the Second Lady, we are transitioning the Second Gentleman account to @SLOTUS,” said a Meta spokesperson in a statement to TechCrunch. “This is consistent with our process for presidential transitions and with the process we followed for the President, VP, FLOTUS, and The White House accounts earlier this year.”

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Usha Vance is obtaining the former Second Gentleman’s Instagram followers now because the White House only recently created her @SLOTUS account, according to Meta. The first post on the Second Lady’s Instagram account is dated March 10th, and Meta says she does not have an official Facebook account at this time.

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Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/02/you-might-be-following-second-lady-usha-vance-on-instagram-now/



You can unfollow her, but Meta says it could "take some time" to process that request.
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You might be following Second Lady Usha Vance on Instagram now (Original Post) highplainsdem Wednesday OP
For me, Melania was and always will be SLOTUS. jls4561 Wednesday #1
I don't have an instagram account, but for those who don't want to merely wait until meta processes your hlthe2b Wednesday #2
That's really unethical. Shocked that Zuckerberg would do that. Such a surprise. Scrivener7 Wednesday #3
Well I Rebl2 Wednesday #4
Thanks for the head's up! I just unfollowed the Second Gentleman accountt. 50 Shades Of Blue Wednesday #5

jls4561

(2,176 posts)
1. For me, Melania was and always will be SLOTUS.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 04:19 PM
Wednesday

Usha can be CLOTUS (couch lady of the US), or some other acronym.

hlthe2b

(109,027 posts)
2. I don't have an instagram account, but for those who don't want to merely wait until meta processes your
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 04:20 PM
Wednesday

"unfollow" request, what more can they do? (I'm thinking more direct? )

Scrivener7

(55,164 posts)
3. That's really unethical. Shocked that Zuckerberg would do that. Such a surprise.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 04:44 PM
Wednesday


Using Zuckerberg and Musk products is begging to be scammed.

50 Shades Of Blue

(11,103 posts)
5. Thanks for the head's up! I just unfollowed the Second Gentleman accountt.
Wed Apr 2, 2025, 06:07 PM
Wednesday

FUCK YOU, Meta. I already deleted my FB account. Guess Meta is going for my IG account now.

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