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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Ted Cruz Threatens Facebook, Twitter With Regulation Over Political ‘Censorship’
Tech giants have shown a “consistent pattern of political bias and censorship,” Cruz says
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Most Americans Would Keep Netflix Over All Streaming Networks, Study Shows
Nearly 60 percent of viewers between the ages of 16-34 would rather have Netflix than anything else
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Why Snap’s Original Content Head Is Big on 5-Minute Shows That Are Shot Vertically
“There’s no algorithm for the creative process,” Sean Mills tells TheWrap
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John Oliver and ‘The Good Place’ Actress D’Arcy Carden on Why Mobile Homes are ‘Financially Catastrophic’
“Last Week Tonight” host shows how private equity firms are preying on millions of low-income Americans
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Most Americans Trust Facebook Less Than the US Government
60% of Americans say they distrust Facebook — but company continues to add new users in the U.S.
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Will Snapchat’s Bet on New Shows and Video Games Pay Off?
Snap’s slate of new games and shows will drive “deeper engagement,” one expert says, giving it an opportunity to attract more users and increase ad sales
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Snap Brings Stories to Tinder, Adds Multi-Player Gaming to Snapchat
Bitmoji is also coming to Venmo and Fitbit
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Snapchat Unveils Daily BuzzFeed News Show Among Several New Original Series
Snap continues to expand its content slate with several shows coming out this year
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YouTube Blocks Comments, Recommendations of British Far-Right Activist Tommy Robinson
The immigration and Islam critic’s videos have been removed from YouTube’s recommendations and stripped of comments and likes
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Could Pay for ‘High-Quality News’ – Should It?
Funding credible journalism and sharing data with media outlets would back CEO’s claim “news is incredibly important to society and democracy,” experts say
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LeBron James, Rihanna Pay Tribute to Nipsey Hussle: ‘This One Hurts Big Time’
Musicians, athletes and Hollywood stars say goodbye to the Los Angeles rapper who was shot and killed Sunday
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YouTube Product Chief Says It’s Not in the Company’s ‘Business Interest’ to Promote ‘Extreme’ Videos
Neal Mohan tells The New York Times it’s “purely a myth” that the video giant intentionally recommends polarizing content
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Lyft Hits Wall Street and Speeds to $30 Billion Valuation
Shares of the popular ride-sharing company increased 20 percent in the minutes after it started trading on the Nasdaq exchange
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Google Pulls ‘Conversion Therapy’ App After Pressure From LGBTQ Groups
Tech giant pulls controversial app after 142,000 signatures were added to a Change.org petition calling for its removal
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Sony Sells Majority Stake of Crackle to Chicken Soup for the Soul
The two companies will establish a new joint streaming venture dubbed “Crackle Plus” as part of the deal
