Meta Software Engineer Says Anti-Kamala Posts Are ‘Automatically Demoted’

[Excerpt GYAWALI Say your ░░░░░░░░ in like Ohio said ░░░░░░░░ about like Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ unfit to be president ░░░░░░░░ she doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ child That kind of ░░░░░░░░ t is automatically demoted ░░░░░░░░ KEEFE Meet Jeevan Gyawali ░░░░░░░░ senior software engineer at ░░░░░░░░ OMG JOURNALIST Are they ░░░░░░░░ a good job of ░░░░░░░░ our democracy GYAWALI Uh ░░░░░░░░ JOURNALIST Because I can ░░░░░░░░ these like right wing ░░░░░░░░ setting up a Facebook ░░░░░░░░ account or Facebook accounts ░░░░░░░░ that matter right and ░░░░░░░░ start posting disinformation to ░░░░░░░░ like oh like Harris ░░░░░░░░ like blah blah blah ░░░░░░░░ That s all going ░░░░░░░░ be demoted 100 The ░░░░░░░░ classifier is strong O ░░░░░░░░ The senior software engineer ░░░░░░░░ goes on to say ░░░░░░░░ the person would not ░░░░░░░░ notified if they were ░░░░░░░░ because of their anti ░░░░░░░░ Harris posts on Meta ░░░░░░░░ redlisted that s a ░░░░░░░░ term we learned redlisted ░░░░░░░░ according to Collins Dictionary ░░░░░░░░ that are not permitted ░░░░░░░░ JOURNALIST Would the person ░░░░░░░░ posted that be made ░░░░░░░░ he be notified GYAWALI ░░░░░░░░ person would not be ░░░░░░░░ But there s these ░░░░░░░░ that we what you ░░░░░░░░ is like if a ░░░░░░░░ of items that like ░░░░░░░░ at least a couple ░░░░░░░░ items that a person ░░░░░░░░ created has violated civic ░░░░░░░░ then they re also ░░░░░░░░ O KEEFE Our OMG ░░░░░░░░ Swiper asked Jeevan if ░░░░░░░░ was shadow banning users ░░░░░░░░ their anti Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ Take a look at ░░░░░░░░ he says OMG JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ is that called shadow ░░░░░░░░ GYAWALI Shadow banning yes ░░░░░░░░ JOURNALIST Okay So they ░░░░░░░░ be shadow banned GYAWALI ░░░░░░░░ OMG JOURNALIST So they ░░░░░░░░ never be shown So ░░░░░░░░ would see a dip ░░░░░░░░ like impressions and engagement ░░░░░░░░ they would not be ░░░░░░░░ warned of the reason ░░░░░░░░ GYAWALI Correct O KEEFE ░░░░░░░░ asked Gyawali if Meta ░░░░░░░░ the ability to affect ░░░░░░░░ upcoming 2024 election to ░░░░░░░░ he responded yes and ░░░░░░░░ does Jeevan also confirmed ░░░░░░░░ Mark Zuckerberg intends to ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats in this ░░░░░░░░ cycle OMG JOURNALIST You ░░░░░░░░ have the ability to ░░░░░░░░ the outcome of the ░░░░░░░░ GYAWALI Yes OMG JOURNALIST ░░░░░░░░ you think Zuckerberg agrees ░░░░░░░░ Is he going to ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats?”
GYAWALI: “Yeah.”