Dev Patil
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Sahyadri College of Engineering (tier 2) · Pune, Maharashtra · Class of 2027
Flagged as a controversy risk. A friend tagged him in a protest photo.
How the vendor tool moved the score
What the review found
Dev did not post the protest photo; a friend did and tagged him. The DPDP exemption for public data covers only what a person makes public themselves, so this content does not fall under it. Political expression is also not a lawful basis for a hiring decision. The review removes the signal.
- FindingA Instagram post that triggered Political or protest content was published by someone else who tagged the candidate. The DPDP public-data exemption covers only what a person makes public themselves.
- Finding1 post in Marathi were scored by an English-only language model.
- RemovePolitical or protest content moved the score by -10. Review outcome: Remove (R1).
- RemoveLanguage of posts moved the score by +4. Review outcome: Remove (R1).
- RestrictSlang and profanity moved the score by -2. Review outcome: Restrict (R5).
- RemoveFollower count and engagement moved the score by +1.6. Review outcome: Remove (R1).
- RemoveNetwork overlap with employees moved the score by +0.5. Review outcome: Remove (R1).
- Slang and profanity: Prefer the alternative where practical: A trained person reviews only content that a candidate published themselves and that shows explicit threats, harassment or hate, and the candidate may respond.
Is it the right person?
Linked by the candidate| Application | Matched profile | |
|---|---|---|
| City | Pune | Pune |
| College | Sahyadri College of Engineering | Sahyadri College of Engineering |
| Graduation | 2027 | 2027 |
The profile was linked by the candidate in the application.
From the application
Robotics club lead. Switching to software through Kestrel's engineering track.
Links supplied: instagram.com/dev.makes
Social media presence: active
Posts the tool read
- Instagram·5 Jun 2026, 6:10 pm·EnglishPosted by someone else
“Climate march today. Proud of this crowd. @dev.makes @sneha.r @omkar_08”
- Instagram·1 Sept 2026, 8:00 pm·Marathi
“The robotics team qualified for nationals!”
Original: Robotics team national sathi qualify jhali!