Dan Whateley

Dan Whateley Senior media reporter covering TikTok and social media. He writes about how creators earn a living from social media, the internal company cultures at platforms like TikTok, and the myriad ways that social media is transforming other industries like sports,♈music,♉news.

Biography:  https://www.businessinsider.com/author/dan-whateley?op=1

78%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • One of the top-line points in UMG's letter centered on how generative artificial intelligence could impact artists
  • > The companies existing licensing agreement expires Wednesday, the same day that TikTok's CEO is testifying before Congress and ByteDance is sunsetting its music-streaming app Resso in India after hitting government roadblocks
  • > UMG accused TikTok of being flooded with AI-generated recordings

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • UMG accused TikTok of bullying them into accepting a bad deal that undervalues music and shortchanges artists, songwriters, as well as their fans.
  • > UMG accused TikTok of sponsoring artist replacement by AI as the platform allows AI-generated music on its app, which dilutes the royalty pool for human artists.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • > The companies existing licensing agreement expires Wednesday, the same day that TikTok's CEO is testifying before Congress and ByteDance is sunsetting its music-streaming app Resso in India after hitting government roadblocks
  • UMG accused TikTok of bullying them into accepting a bad deal that undervalues music and shortchanges artists, songwriters, as well as their fans.
  • UMG accused TikTok of sponsoring artist replacement by AI as the platform allows AI-generated music on its app, which dilutes the royalty pool for human artists.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • > The companies existing licensing agreement expires Wednesday, the same day that TikTok's CEO is testifying before Congress and ByteDance is sunsetting its music-streaming app Resso in India after hitting government roadblocks
  • UMG accused TikTok of being flooded with AI-generated recordings

Recent Articles

TikTok Faces Criticism from Universal Music Group over Licensing Agreement with AI-Generated Music

TikTok Faces Criticism from Universal Music Group over Licensing Agreement with AI-Generated Music

Broke On: Saturday, 03 February 2024 TikTok, a ByteDance-owned short-form video app, is facing criticism from Universal Music Group (UMG) over its licensing agreement with the music industry giant. UMG has accused TikTok of sponsoring artist replacement by AI and diluting the royalty pool for human artists through its platform's use of AI-generated music. The two entities have been unable to reach a new licensing contract, which expires on January 31st.