Jon Victor

Jon Victor is a tech journalist at The Information, where he covers the business of technology. Prior to joining The Information in 2018, he was a reporter at Reuters for five years, focusing on financial regulation and litigation. He has also contributed to Bloomberg News and the Wall Street Journal. Jon's reporting primarily focuses on antitrust issues involving Big Tech companies like Google and Apple, as well as the broader tech industry landscape.

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

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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 is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

100%

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • A judge is expected to rule on the US Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit against Google over its dominance of internet search.
  • Google faces the risk of losing its default search engine status on Apple’s Safari app for iPhones.
  • Progress in increasing the percentage of searches done through Google apps stalled in the second half of last year.
  • The percentage of searches done through Google apps on iPhones lifted from 25% five years ago to the low 30s.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

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Recent Articles

Apple-Google Partnership Under Scrutiny: Implications of DOJ's Antitrust Investigation on Tech Giants

Apple-Google Partnership Under Scrutiny: Implications of DOJ's Antitrust Investigation on Tech Giants

Broke On: Friday, 05 July 2024 The DOJ is investigating potential antitrust violations regarding Apple's deal with Google, which makes Google the default search engine on iPhones. This arrangement has been a significant source of revenue for both companies, with Apple earning over $20 billion in 2022 from Google's payments. The outcome of the investigation could have significant implications for both tech giants, as Apple may lose its default search engine status and Google could lose a substantial revenue stream.