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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Bluesky Mocks X, Has ‘No Intention’ of Training AI With User Data
New X rules will allow Elon Musk’s app to train artificial intelligence models based on user content
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Gabrielle Union Ditches X, Says ‘Enough Is Enough’ on Elon Musk’s Platform
The actress states the “return of volatile figures” and a change to Twitter’s rules forced her to abandon the app
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Stephen King Ditches ‘Toxic’ X, Joins Growing List of Boycotters
“The Shining” author becomes the latest celebrity to head to Threads following Elon Musk’s support of Donald Trump
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X Sues to Block California Election Deepfake Law ‘In Conflict’ With First Amendment
The lawsuit claims AB 2655 “will inevitably result in the censorship of wide swaths of valuable political speech”
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Sylvester Stallone Hails Donald Trump as ‘Second George Washington’ | Video
The action star praised the president-elect as a “really mythical character” at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday
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Washington Post Promotes Liz Seymour to Managing Editor
The veteran editor will join three other WaPo employees who share the same title
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Dotdash Meredith Cuts 53 Jobs as Print Business Remains ‘Challenged’ | Report
CEO Neil Vogel says the company is “not closing any print magazines,” despite those challenges, according to an email obtained by Axios
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Joy Reid Deletes X Account, Says ‘Abuse’ and ‘Negativity’ Not Worth It
Reid joins Don Lemon and Nicolle Wallace among the pundits who have fled X since the election
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Eva Longoria Bolts From ‘Dystopian’ USA After Trump Wins Election
The actress says the country is a “scary place” that she fortunately gets to “escape”
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Bluesky Hits Top of Apple App Store as Users Seek X Alternative
Users ditching X because of owner Elon Musk’s support for Donald Trump have helped Bluesky’s daily user count increase 62% post-election
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Trump Bump: Threads Enjoys Post-Election User Increase – Along With Elon Musk’s X
In the U.S., Meta’s platform has had a 7% daily user increase, while X is up 5%
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Threads Will Start Showing Ads in Early 2025 | Report
Meta plans on monetizing the X-like app after it hit 275 million monthly users in Q3, according to The Information
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LA Times Owner Says Gaza War Was ‘One of the Reasons’ for Not Endorsing Kamala Harris
Patrick Soon-Shiong previously called the war a “genocide” backed by U.S. firepower
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Joe Biden Tells Donald Trump ‘Welcome Back’ to the White House in Oval Office Meeting | Video
Plus, President-elect Trump thanks President Biden for making the transition “as smooth as it can get”
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Don Lemon Ditches X, Says Elon Musk’s Platform Not for ‘Honest Debate’
Lemon also said he’s concerned with a rule change that requires all lawsuits against X be filed in Texas courts
