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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Why Kremlin-Tied Company’s Access to Facebook Data Is a Scary Thing
Russian government could use data to target users in the U.S. — and crack down on activists at home
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Twitter Slashes ‘Locked’ Accounts From Follower Count, Major Accounts May See ‘Significant Drop’
Platform wants to give a more “meaningful and accurate” depiction of follower counts
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Kylie Jenner Set to Become ‘Youngest Self-Made Billionaire Ever,’ Prompting Online Eye Rolls
Forbes says 20-year-old’s cosmetics and social media empire is worth $900 million
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Facebook Watch Adds Bloomberg and BuzzFeed News to Lineup
Anderson Cooper’s daily news brief — along with several other shows — will air beginning Monday, July 16
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Speaker Giant Sonos Files to Go Public, Reports 33 Percent Jump in Yearly Streaming
Customers listened to 70 hours of content each month in 2017, according to SEC filing
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Netflix Tries Out New Premium Pricing for High-Definition Streams in Germany and Italy
New “Ultra” plan would cost about $20
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Facebook Blocked – Then Unblocked – Declaration of Independence as Hate Speech
Paragraph calling Native Americans “savages” was flagged by social network
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Seth Rogen Says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ‘Does Not Seem to Give a F—‘ About White Supremacists
Comedian says he’s been privately messaging exec about the issue for months
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Facebook Stock Drops as Feds Expand Cambridge Analytica Probe
The FBI, SEC, and Federal Trade Commission join Justice Department in investigation of massive data leak
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Trump Hotel Promos Accidentally Blocked by Facebook’s New Political Ad Rules
But it wasn’t just Trump Hotels — the new system has also flagged ads with the name Clinton, and the word “bush”
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Facebook Bug Hits 800,000 Users, Makes Blocked ‘Friends’ Unblocked
Bug was active for a week in June
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Verizon Shutters Go90 After Betting Hundreds of Millions on Short-Form Video
Service shuts down after launching in 2015
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Most Republicans Believe Social Media Giants ‘Intentionally Censor’ Political Views
A majority of Republicans believe companies like Facebook and Twitter are against them, says a new Pew Research poll
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Apple and Samsung Settle 7-Year Court Battle Over ‘Blatantly Copied’ iPhone Features
Samsung had recently appealed a jury’s decision that the company owed $539 million
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Facebook Tests ‘Snooze’ Feature to Block Keywords From ‘Trump’ to ‘World Cup’
Users will be able to wipe words from their feeds for 30 days
