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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Rihanna Slaps Back at Snapchat for ‘Ignorance,’ Making a ‘Joke’ Out of Domestic Violence
Smartphone game ad asking “Would you rather slap Rihanna or punch Chris Brown?” was pulled earlier this week
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Drake Jumped on Twitch to Play ‘Fortnite,’ Quickly Broke Viewing Record
Rapper Travis Scott and Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster also joined the video game party
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Google Bans Ads for Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
Promos for bitcoin exchanges, digital wallets, and initial coin offerings will stop in June
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Snapchat’s Map Is Filled With Students Walking out to Protest Gun Violence (Video)
Students chant “we are victims, we are students, we are change” at one of several highlighted protests
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Facebook Bans Far-Right Group Britain First for ‘Hatred Against Minority Groups’
“We are an open platform for all ideas and political speech goes to the heart of free expression. But political views can and should be expressed without hate,” says Facebook
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Facebook to Add Video News Section Ahead of 2018 Midterm Elections
Social network is looking to launch news clips from 10 publishers this summer
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Microsoft Received Hundreds of Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination Complaints, Lawsuit Says
One out of 118 pay discrimination complaints were “founded,” according to software giant
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President Trump Blocks Broadcom’s $120 Billion Buyout of Qualcomm
President cites national security concerns for stopping biggest tech deal in history
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Apple SVP Eddy Cue: Don’t Expect a Netflix Buyout Anytime Soon
“Generally the history of Apple — we have not made huge acquisitions,” exec said at South by Southwest
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Apple Acquires Digital Newsstand Texture, Bets on ‘Quality Journalism From Trusted Sources’
App gives users access to 200 magazines for $9.99 a month
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Dropbox Announces IPO, Setting Valuation Well Under $10 Billion
File-sharing giant had previously been valued near $10 billion
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‘Girl With No Job’ Twitter Account Vanishes Day After Oath Cancels Show
Claudia Oshry’s “The Morning Breath” was axed after connection to anti-Islam activist Pamela Geller was revealed
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Ex-Google Recruiter Sues Company For Anti-White, Anti-Asian Hiring Bias
Lawsuit claims tech giant was “systematically discriminating” in favor of black, Latino, and female applicants
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Oath Cancels Instagram Stars’ Show After Mom Outed as Anti-Islam Activist Pamela Geller
Company to launch internal investigation, Oath tells TheWrap
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Twitter Has a Troll Problem and Needs Your Help, Says CEO Jack Dorsey
Co-founder wants to fund research on making Twitter less toxic
