Abram Brown

Abram Brown is a tech journalist at The Information, focusing on org charts, tech finance, and weekend events. He helps users search for and engage with others who are serious about tech and business through the directory and forum features. Abram also covers brand partnerships, premium advertising opportunities for brands, group subscriptions for team access to exclusive tech news, newsletters with breaking news analysis from journalists, video content featuring conversations with global leaders in tech, media, and finance. Additionally, he explores recent partner collaborations on the platform. Abram's primary topics of coverage include org charts, tech finance events and weekend events.

Biography:  https://www.theinformation.com/u/abebrown

82%

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

80%

Examples:

  • The author implies that TikTok's cool factor has faded, and creators can now earn more elsewhere, which could be a tough combination of factors for prospective new owners.
  • The author suggests that TikTok needs to introduce a program for ad revenue sharing to compete with YouTube and go aggressively into longer videos like Instagram and YouTube moved into shorter content with Shorts and Reels. They also mention that the app should focus on attracting creators by providing better earning opportunities off-platform, as well as brand sponsorship deals.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • No unique examples of conflicts of interest found.

Contradictions

10%

Examples:

  • The article discusses the upcoming quarterly refunding update from the US Treasury and Japan's importance in tech for 2024, but these points are not directly related to TikTok's situation.

Deceptions

65%

Examples:

  • The author quotes an unnamed source saying, 'It's designed to make us think. It's designed to make us laugh. It should not be a place for us to go look at belly fat ads,' which could mislead readers into thinking that the platform is intentionally placing irrelevant or distasteful ads.
  • The author suggests that TikTok missed out on software opportunities and quotes sources expressing a desire to not miss out on the AI wave, implying that they were caught off-guard by competitors in this area.

Recent Articles

President Biden Signs Bill to Sell or Ban TikTok in US: Creators and Politicians React

President Biden Signs Bill to Sell or Ban TikTok in US: Creators and Politicians React

Broke On: Saturday, 27 April 2024 President Biden signed a bill requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the US, sparking controversy among creators and politicians. Seven TikTok creators accused Biden of hypocrisy for continuing campaign use while signing the bill, arguing it would devastate their businesses. Democrats secured an extension for using TikTok as is until January 2023, allowing continued political outreach.