Meta Says a Claude-Linked Scraper Tool Triggered No Kings Instagram Suspension During Nationwide Protests

Meta VP Andy Stone said a tool linked to Anthropic's Claude accessed No Kings Coalition profiles, posts and hashtags at roughly four times normal human speed in intense bursts on Saturday, tripping automated bot-detection systems that suspended the account for about 90 minutes during nationwide anti-Trump rallies ahead of the Nov 3 midterms. Stone did not disclose which Claude tool was responsible or who operated it. An automated review restored the page about an hour later and full administrator access returned at 5:33 PM ET.