Paolo Confino

Paolo Confino is a financial journalist at Fortune, where he covers the intersection of technology and finance. He has written extensively about the impact of social media platforms on society and the economy. Prior to joining Fortune, Paolo worked at Bloomberg News for several years as a reporter covering Wall Street.

Biography:  https://fortune.com/author/paolo-confino/

74%

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

75%

Examples:

  • Paolo Confino suggests that Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter has led to a shift in the platform's policies, potentially benefiting certain commercial interests at the expense of others.

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Paolo Confino highlights potential conflicts of interest as X (formerly Twitter) emulates OnlyFans' approach to building relationships between creators and subscribers.

Contradictions

90%

Examples:

  • The article points out that Twitter had an unofficial policy regarding adult content prior to the rule change.

Deceptions

45%

Examples:

  • The article suggests that bots may be drowned out by authentic human accounts promoting adult content, implying a potential deception regarding the nature of the content being posted on X.
  • The author states that 'Despite a reputation as a haven for pornography', X changed its terms of service to allow adult content. This could be misleading, as it implies that X was not previously allowing such content.

Recent Articles

X Platform's New Policy: Consensual Adult Content with Opt-In Access and Age Verification

X Platform's New Policy: Consensual Adult Content with Opt-In Access and Age Verification

Broke On: Monday, 03 June 2024 Elon Musk's X platform has updated its policies to allow users to share consensually produced and labeled adult content, requiring a content warning for regular posters. The rules apply to all forms of adult material, including AI-generated images and videos. By default, under-18 users or those without entered birthdate cannot view such content.