Yinka Ibukun

Yinka Ibukun is a journalist and author based in Nigeria. He has written for various publications including The Guardian and BBC News Africa. His work focuses on technology, business, politics and culture.

Biography:  https://finance.yahoo.com/news/twitter-fired-africa-staff-reach-163610785.html

49%

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 poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • The article refers to Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion and his subsequent firing of nearly all African staff without any mention or context about why this was done. This is an example of monetary bias.
  • The author uses language that dehumanizes the African staff by referring to them as 'fired' rather than 'laid off'. This is an example of religious bias.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Jack Dorsey, who was chief executive officer at that time, had also said he sought to move to the country — eliminating a division that had been seen as part of Twitter’s future.
  • Since Musk took over, thousands of staff around the world have been fired or walked out. In Accra, an initial termination letter said employees would receive a month's notice, without any mention of severance packages.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • One of former Twitter Ghana employees said their experience should be a lesson for others to stand up for themselves no matter who they are going against and how long it takes. Norvisi Sokpe Ndon said in a LinkedIn post reacting to the news.
  • The company formerly known as Twitter reached an agreement with laid-off staff from its only African office following about a year of negotiations.

Deceptions

0%

Examples:

  • Since Musk took over, thousands of staff around the world have been fired or walked out. In Accra, an initial termination letter said employees would receive a month's notice, without any mention of severance packages.
  • The company formerly known as Twitter reached an agreement with laid-off staff from its only African office following about a year of negotiations.

Recent Articles

Twitter Finally Pays Severance to Accra-Based Staff Members Laid Off Without Compensation After Elon Musk Acquisition

Twitter Finally Pays Severance to Accra-Based Staff Members Laid Off Without Compensation After Elon Musk Acquisition

Broke On: Monday, 19 February 2024 Twitter has finally paid severance to its former Accra-based staff members who were laid off without compensation after Elon Musk's acquisition of the company. The Accra team was terminated in November 2022 as part of widespread job cuts, and the employees claimed they were redundant without receiving any severance pay or benefits, violating Ghana's labor laws.