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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Apple Chief Tim Cook Calls Out ‘Data-Industrial Complex’
Tech exec says he’s also in favor of adopting European-style data protection laws in the U.S.
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Apple to Launch Subscription TV Service Next Year
Tech giant’s answer to Netflix expected to debut in first half of 2019
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Facebook, Google Hit With Lawsuits for ‘Secret’ Location Tracking
Tech giants filed location histories, even when users opted out of the feature, lawsuits claim
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Verizon Beats Q3 Earnings Estimates Despite Oath’s Limp Performance
Oath revenue drops 7 percent year-over-year as AOL-Yahoo joint venture continues to lag
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Twitter Deletes 18 Accounts Tied to Alex Jones, InfoWars
Conspiracy theorist had been using several accounts to circumvent company’s September ban
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Shocker: Teens Love Netflix, YouTube Way More Than Cable TV
More than 70 percent of teen video consumption is spent on the two streaming giants
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Oculus Co-Founder Brendan Iribe to Exit Facebook
Ex-CEO of the virtual reality company is latest executive to leave the social network
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Axios Co-Founder Calls on Media to Ban Most Social Media Use by Reporters
“Snark, jokes and blatant opinion are showing your hand, and it always seems to be the left one,” Jim VandeHei writes
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Netflix to Raise $2 Billion to Fund New Content
Streaming giant has more than $8 billion in long-term debt already on the books
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Justice Department Charges Russian National for Misinformation Campaign Aimed at 2018 Midterm Elections
Elena Khusyaynova spread fake news on issues like gun control and immigration, DOJ says
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Apple Chief Tim Cook Calls on Bloomberg to Retract Chinese Spy Chip Story
“There is no truth in their story about Apple,” Cook tells BuzzFeed News
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‘Halloween’ Billboard Sabotaged to Show Maxine Waters as Michael Myers
“Michael Myers doesn’t scare me, crazy nutbags like Maxine do,” conservative street artist Sabo says
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Did Nick Clegg Audition for Top Facebook Job With 2017 Essay Defending Company Against Rupert Murdoch?
Former deputy prime minister calls News Corp boss an “old predatory crocodile”
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Facebook Hires Ex-UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg as Global Affairs Chief
Politician joins company following a string of high-profile data breaches
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Facebook Removes Louis Farrakhan Video Comparing Jews to Termites: ‘Tier 1 Hate Speech’
“The video was taken down because it violates our hate speech policies,” company tells TheWrap
