Sean is a business reporter who covers tech and media for TheWrap based in New York City. His beat includes companies like Meta and TikTok, as well as notable industry figures like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Sean covers the news landscape and closely watches digital media.
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Mark Zuckerberg Defends Facebook’s Refusal to Fact-Check Political Ads: ‘Our Values… Are Not Partisan’
Comments come an hour after Twitter announces it will no longer allow political advertising
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Facebook Shrugs Off Political and Regulatory Concerns, Posts Huge Q3 Earnings
Social network climbs to 1.65 billion daily active users
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Twitter to Ban Political Ads Beginning Nov 22
“We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought.,” CEO and founder Jack Dorsey announced Wednesday
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Why HBO Max Must Outmuscle HBO to Succeed
Upcoming streaming service will be a boon for HBO subscribers, but what about everyone else?
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Facebook News Boss ‘Astonished’ Journalists Want Political Ads Fact-Checked
“I strongly believe it should be the role of the press to dissect the truth or lies found in political ads – not engineers at a tech company,” Campbell Brown says
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Shudder Renews Horror Anthology Series ‘Creepshow’ for Season 2
“I couldn’t be more pleased and look forward to continuing the series with more ghoulish delight,” showrunner Greg Nicotero says
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Facebook Pays $644,000 UK Fine Over Cambridge Analytica Case, Doesn’t Admit Fault
Social network to pay £500,000 after 87 million users had their information unwittingly accessed by Cambridge Analytica
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HBO Max Sets May 2020 Launch, Will Roll Out Episodes Weekly
WarnerMedia streaming service will add an ad-supported option in 2021, expects to have 90 million global subscribers by 2025
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How Seth Meyers Snags More Views on YouTube With One Segment Than His Show Gets on TV
The political segment “A Closer Look” has pulled in more than 50% of the show’s 530 million YouTube views this year
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NCAA Reversal: College Athletes Can Now Profit From Their Name, Image and Likeness
“We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes,” says Michael V. Drake, the chairman of the NCAA’s board of governors
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Sony to Shut Down Playstation Vue Live TV Streaming Service
“Unfortunately, the highly competitive Pay TV industry, with expensive content and network deals, has been slower to change than we expected,” Sony says
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Disney+ Tops Twitter Trends With Paid Promotion on Same Day as Rival HBO Max’s Big Unveiling
Mouse House reminds everyone its streaming service will debut before WarnerMedia’s
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Yahoo Scores Deal With MGM to Bring Sports Bets to Its Fantasy App
New partnership “will offer fans unprecedented ways to engage with our games,” NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says
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Facebook Employees Tell Mark Zuckerberg: We ‘Strongly Object’ to Policy on Fact-Checking Political Ads
Allowing ads with misinformation to run increases “distrust” in Facebook, employees say in letter to chief executive
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Spotify’s Bet on Podcasts Is Paying Off With Exclusive Content
Spotify says podcasts are helping drive “extraordinary” conversion to paying customers
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