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.
Experience:
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FuboTV Is the Latest Streamer to Raise Its Monthly Subscription Fees
Service says its increasing basic monthly subscription from $45 to $55 after adding new channels
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Twitter Set to Explore How to Label Trump Tweets That Violate Rules
Social platform wants to point out when tweets violate its rules but should remain up to serve the pubic interest
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Google Suspended From LGBTQ Rights Group’s Corporate Rankings Over ‘Conversion Therapy’ App
The Living Hope Ministries app remains on Google despite being pulled by Apple, Microsoft and Amazon
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Facebook Accused of ‘Discriminatory’ Housing Ad Practices in HUD Lawsuit
“Using a computer to limit a person’s housing choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming a door in someone’s face,” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary Ben Carson says
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Facebook to Ban Support of White Nationalism and White Separatism
“While people will still be able to demonstrate pride in their ethnic heritage, we will not tolerate praise or support for white nationalism and separatism,” social network says
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Will Apple News Cannibalize Traditional Media the Way iTunes Did Music Labels?
Apple is “laughing at the publishers,” magazine expert Samir Husni says of the tech giant’s plans
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Electronic Arts Lays Off 350 Employees as Gaming Industry Continues Cutbacks
Job losses come a month after Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard laid off 800 employees
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What Apple TV Will Need to Do to Succeed
Quality content that’s family-friendly will help
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Apple Unveils Apple News+, Its New Subscription Service With 300 Magazine Partners
Customers will get publications like The Wall Street Journal and Rolling Stone for $9.99 per month
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YouTube Denies Scrapped Plans for High-End Scripted Shows
Video giant says it hasn’t scrapped plans for premium comedies or dramas
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Stream Fatigue? Streaming Subscriptions Drop So Far This Year – Just as Apple, Disney Prepare to Enter Market
“Soon we’ll all start looking at our credit card bills and start saying, ‘Why am I subscribing to all of these services? Something’s got to give,’” former Warner Bros. exec Paul Hardart says
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YouTube Deletes Channel After Mom Is Accused of Beating Children to Perform in Videos
“Fantastic Adventures” was removed after Machelle Hackney withheld food and pepper-sprayed her adopted kids, according to police
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Streaming Officially Bigger Than Cable and Satellite TV in US, Research Shows
New Deloitte study shows that 69 percent of Americans now pay for at least one streaming service
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President Trump Rips ‘Mr Kellyanne Conway’ as a ‘Husband From Hell,’ ‘Stone Cold Loser’
George Conway is “VERY jealous of his wife’s success,” Trump says, after latest round of insults are exchanged
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Peloton Accused of Lifting Drake, Lady Gaga Songs Without Consent in $150 Million Lawsuit
Popular equipment maker used more than 1,000 songs without publisher approval, lawsuit says
