Natasha Lomas

Natasha Lomas is a senior reporter for TechCrunch based in Europe. She joined TC after stints reviewing smartphones for CNET UK and covering business technology for silicon.com (now folded into TechRepublic), where she focused on mobile and wireless, telecoms & networking, and IT skills issues. Natasha has also freelanced for organisations including The Guardian and the BBC. She holds a First Class degree in English from Cambridge University, an MA in journalism from Goldsmiths College, University of London.

Biography:  https://techcrunch.com/author/natasha-lomas/

63%

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:

  • Apple has claimed no executive had reviewed Epic's application to its Developer Program License Agreement
  • Epic had accused Apple of breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA) by killing its developer account
  • Under the P2B law, sudden and unexpected account suspensions are banned, with platforms having to provide clear reasons for terminations

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Apple has claimed no executive had reviewed Epic's application to its Developer Program License Agreement

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • Epic Games had planned to launch its own app store on iOS in Europe and Fortnite on Apple's platform. However, the article does not provide any evidence of these plans or their status at the time of writing.

Deceptions

50%

Examples:

  • The article claims that Epic Games had planned to launch its own app store on iOS in Europe and Fortnite on Apple's platform. However, the article does not provide any evidence of these plans or their status at the time of writing.

Recent Articles

Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account in Escalation of Ongoing Feud

Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account in Escalation of Ongoing Feud

Broke On: Wednesday, 06 March 2024 Apple has terminated the developer account of Epic Games, escalating their ongoing feud over creating an app store on iOS devices in Europe. This move comes just days before the EU's new Digital Markets Act takes effect, aimed at increasing competition and transparency in digital markets.