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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Twitter Looks to Fight Fake News With Dropdown Tab
Feature would let users flag factually questionable content and inflammatory tweets
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Why ‘Boring’ Is Good for Facebook’s Business
The social network has made a fortune while other social platforms struggle to generate ad money
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Why AMC’s New Streaming Service Is a Toe-Dip Into Cord-Cutting
For $5 a month, AMC fans can stream their favorite shows ad-free
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Instagram Uses Artificial Intelligence to Eliminate ‘Toxic’ Comments
“We remove content that contains credible threats or hate speech, content that targets private individuals to degrade or shame them,” the company says
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You Can Now Hunt Aliens With Wesley Snipes in Virtual Reality
A new VR experience lets you battle aliens alongside the “New Jack City” star
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Online Video Advertising Set to Quadruple by 2021
A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers says online videos will pull in $16 billion in ad sales within five years
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21 Savage Heads New Animated Series on Instagram
Rapper stars as a villain in WeBuyGold’s first original content bid
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LinkedIn Co-Founder Shares His ’10 Commandments for Startup Success’
Reid Hoffman gives budding entrepreneurs the advice they need to build a tech company
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YouTube Now Pulls in a Massive 1.5 Billion Monthly Viewers
The streaming service has 20 percent of the world watching videos each month
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Google Slapped With $2.7 Billion Fine in Europe Over Online Searches
The massive fine is more than twice the previous EU record for an anti-competition ruling
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Apple iOS 11: How to Try Out Latest Operating System Ahead of Fall Launch
You can now enjoy Apple’s new iOS 11 on your devices — if you’re willing to download the beta version
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Facebook Is Ready to Drop Big Money on Original TV Shows
The social network is willing to pay up to $3 million for 30-minute episodes, according to report
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Vimeo Drops Plans for Subscription Video-on-Demand Service
The decision comes only months after company announced it had plans to take on Netflix, Amazon and Hulu
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Pandora Co-Founder and CEO Tim Westergren to Step Down
Exec, who co-founded music streaming service 17 years ago, is leaving, according to Recode
