Meta ‘automatically downgrades’ anti-Kamala Harris messages, Indian-origin engineer admits on camera

An Indian-origin engineer claimed that all anti-Kamala Harris posts were being “demoted” on Meta-owned social media platforms. James O’Keefe recently shared an undercover video in which Jeevan Gyawali, a senior engineer at Meta, claimed the tech company was employing strategies to reduce the visibility of posts critical of the US vice president. The footage has since gone viral on the internet, with Elon Musk sharing the video with the message “Hmm.”

Is Meta Demoting Anti-Kamala Harris Posts?

The video shared by the author of the New York Times bestseller was recorded during a hidden camera interaction. In the now-viral footage, Gyawali can be seen explaining to an undercover O’Keefe Media Group reporter that Meta’s algorithms and content moderation practices “automatically demote” posts critical of Harris without informing them. users of the platform.

“Let’s say your uncle in Ohio said something about Kamala Harris not being fit to be president because she doesn’t have kids, that kind of shit automatically gets demoted,” said Gyawali. He went on to explain that “the person would not be informed” but would experience a drop in engagement and impressions.

Gyawali revealed that Meta’s “integrity team” is behind all of this, as they are responsible for policing content shared on the platform through “civic classifiers”, a system that “bans” posts without notify the user who shared the post. The discussion implies that Meta actively moderates certain political posts, with Gyawali confirming that posts containing misinformation are “100% demoted.”

Another striking revelation that emerged from the 10-minute undercover interview was that Meta allegedly possessed specialized Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT). “There is a SWAT team that has already been set up since April… just to think through all the scenarios of misuse of the platform,” Gyawali said.

When asked if Meta had “the ability to influence the outcome of the election?” Gyawali responded “Yes,” admitting Meta’s power to influence political outcomes. Additionally, when asked if Mark Zuckerberg supports Meta’s political influence and agenda to help the Democratic Party, Gyawali responded bluntly: “100%.”