where even DUers here chimed in - i.e., in this thread - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143377919
This OP is mentioning the issue with Instagram and whatever quirks happen with that.
The other thing is the "unfollow" vs "block" and it seems, at least here on DU, that people were automatically not just "unfollowing" with their accounts but also "blocking" right away vs what Gracie apparently was willing to do (expecting just the "unfollow" to take care of the problem).
But the LAST piece that you mention - the "transition accounts". There are accounts that explicitly say WHITE HOUSE and then accounts with the President's name and the "@whitehouse" (or whatever extra they added). The "generic" account had been used for "official" announcements, although the "personalized" accounts were also being accepted as "official", as long as they were the @whitehouse version (and not the actual personal/campaign social media account).
So it would seem idiotic to "rename" say the "Barack Obama@whitehouse" account to "45@whitehouse", and leave all those posts in there "blended together", rather than just create a new account with a new name, but still "official" (with the @whitehouse)..
I can see the "generic" "White House" account going from administration to administration, but not the others.
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