Cristiano Lima-Strong,

Cristiano Lima-Strong is a tech policy reporter and author at The Washington Post, focusing on the intersection of tech, politics and policy. His coverage focuses on privacy and children's online safety. With an education in Political Science from Lehigh University, he previously served as a senior web producer, breaking news reporter and tech policy reporter for Politico. He is the former author of Morning Tech, Politico's tech policy newsletter, and has contributed to other tip sheets such as Morning Media and California Playbook. His tech reporting has focused on congressional debates around consumer privacy and national security concerns related to China-based parent companies like ByteDance.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/cristiano-lima/

64%

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:
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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:

  • Companies and bad actors are collecting troves of our data unchecked and using it to exploit, monetize, and manipulate Americans of all ages.
  • House lawmakers escalated efforts to restrict video-sharing platform TikTok, renewing pressure on the Senate by advancing a bill Saturday that would force the company to be sold or face a national ban as part of a broader package sending aid to Israel and Ukraine.
  • It is unfortunate that the House of Representatives is using the cover of important foreign and humanitarian assistance to once again jam through a ban bill that would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans.
  • The move represents one of the most significant threats to the U.S. operations of the wildly popular app, which is used by roughly 170 million Americans, but whose China-based parent company ByteDance has long sparked national security fears in Washington.
  • TikTok is 'a spy balloon in Americans' phones' used to 'surveil and exploit America's personal information.'

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

  • Cristiano Lima-Strong previously served as a senior web producer, breaking news reporter and tech policy reporter for Politico. He is the former author of Morning Tech, Politico's tech policy newsletter.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • ByteDance would have up to 360 days to divest TikTok.
  • The legislation appears more likely than ever to become law with growing support in the Senate.

Deceptions

0%

Examples:

  • ByteDance would have up to 360 days to divest TikTok. If it declined or failed to do so during that time, mobile app stores and web-hosting providers would be prohibited from offering the app to users in the United States, effectively banning it nationwide.
  • House lawmakers escalated efforts to restrict video-sharing platform TikTok, renewing pressure on the Senate by advancing a bill Saturday that would force the company to be sold or face a national ban as part of a broader package sending aid to Israel and Ukraine. The unorthodox maneuver could expedite the crackdown's path through Congress, where negotiations had slowed after an earlier attempt hurtled through the House last month.
  • TikTok is 'a spy balloon in Americans' phones' used to 'surveil and exploit America's personal information.',

Recent Articles

House Passes Four Bills: $95B Foreign Aid Package, Potential TikTok Ban

House Passes Four Bills: $95B Foreign Aid Package, Potential TikTok Ban

Broke On: Saturday, 20 April 2024 The US House of Representatives passed four bills on April 20, 2024, providing $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. The package includes legislation that could lead to a TikTok ban if its Chinese owner ByteDance fails to sell the app within a year. The House also approved new sanctions against Russia and Iran. If passed by the Senate, these bills would significantly impact TikTok's operations in the US and strengthen alliances with key allies.