The latest hidden camera video report from journalist James O’Keefe’s outlet O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) featured Meta Senior Software Engineer Jeevan Gyawali admitting the company is intentionally throttling anti-Kamala Harris Facebook and Instagram posts.
“Say your uncle in Ohio said something about Kamala Harris is unfit to be a president because she doesn’t have a child, that kind of shit is automatically demoted,” Gyawali told an undercover OMG journalist in a report published Wednesday.
BREAKING: Senior Meta Engineer Reveals Anti-Kamala Posts Are "Automatically Demoted,” Admits Shadowbanning Tactics
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) October 16, 2024
"Say your uncle in Ohio said something about Kamala Harris is unfit to be a president because she doesn't have a child, that kind of sh*t is automatically demoted,”… pic.twitter.com/4DSkvzvKmO
The Meta employee also admitted the company has “the ability to influence the outcome of the election” before claiming Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg “100%” wishes “to help Democrats” win elections.
A Meta spokesperson named Andy Stone posted to X claiming the company “has been public” about the fact it shows “less political content of all kinds and viewpoints.”
Exactly. An “undercover sting,” AKA a date, in which an engineer explained something Meta has been public about for years: we show less political content of all kinds and viewpoints because users have told us they want to see less of it. https://t.co/pIDNVgepOe
— Andy Stone (@andymstone) October 17, 2024
Responding to Stone, O’Keefe pointed out Meta has “not been public about the fact if someone says Kamala is unfit on Meta, ‘that shit is automatically demoted,'” asking the spokesman to “Kindly point out where, other than your software engineer saying it in the OMG video, you or Meta have said that.”
Andy Stone is the Meta Spokersperson.
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) October 17, 2024
Andy, you have not been public about the fact if someone says Kamala is unfit on Meta, 'that shit is automatically demoted.'
Kindly point out where, other than your software engineer saying it in the OMG video, you or Meta have said that. https://t.co/gKbZHEAELR
When O’Keefe called Gyawali to let him know he’d been clandestinely recorded, the Meta employee blurted, “Ah, fuck!” and hung up the phone.
James O'Keefe contacted Jeevan Gyawali to request comment regarding hidden camera footage in which Gyawali discusses Meta's censorship practices. Upon hearing the details, Gyawali responded, "Ah, f*ck," before quickly ending the call.
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) October 16, 2024
His comment speaks for itself. pic.twitter.com/niqckI258U
X owner Elon Musk commented, “Hmm,” in response to the undercover footage.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 17, 2024