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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Facebook’s ‘Oversight Board’ Will Determine Trump’s Fate on the Platform
Decision to ban Trump earlier this month was “necessary and right,” VP Nick Clegg says
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Ava DuVernay Lands Exclusive Podcast Deal With Spotify
Streaming giant continues to sign big name podcasting deals as it moves into 2021
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Amazon ‘Ready to Assist’ Biden Administration on COVID Vaccine Rollout
Tech giant says it has the scale to help Biden reach his goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in his first 100 days in office
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Netflix Stock Soars to Record High After Topping 200 Million Subscribers
Streaming giant’s share jumped nearly 17% on Wednesday, a day after reporting it crossed the 200 million subscriber mark
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What Joe Biden’s ‘Complicated’ Ties to Big Tech Mean for Antitrust Crackdowns and Content Moderation
Taking a look into the crystal ball to see what Biden has in store for Big Tech is murky, at best
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3 Reasons Why Netflix Remains the Dominant Streamer
Surpassing 200 million subscribers is just one facet that stood out from Netflix’s latest earnings report
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Netflix Hits 203 Million Subscribers as Q4 Earnings Fall Short of Wall Street’s Estimates
Streamer’s stock price still jumps 7% after topping subscriber growth projections
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Trump Had Lowest Average Approval Rating in Gallup History – Yes, Worse Than Nixon
Outgoing president averaged 41% job approval in office, a record low by four points
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Parler CEO: Amazon Dropped Our Service Because Trump Wanted to Join as ‘Person X’
John Matze says Amazon booted Parler “in part on a desire to deny President Trump a platform on any large social-media service”
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Parler CEO John Matze Says App Might ‘Never’ Return
Social media platform remains offline after Apple and Google booted it from their stores and Amazon dropped its web services
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Airbnb Cancels All Washington, DC Reservations for Inauguration Week
The company has also “identified numerous individuals” who took part in the attack on the U.S. Capitol and booted them from the site
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: How Parler Crackdown Could Make ‘Life Miserable’ for Amazon, Google | PRO Video
Democrats and Republicans could soon unite to hit Big Tech on antitrust issues, Alex Kantrowitz says
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Midas Tweet: Elon Musk’s ‘Signal’ Tweet Sends Wrong Company’s Stock Soaring 3,092%
A small Texas-based medical supplies company can thank a recent Musk tweet for making it a billion-dollar business
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AT&T Shuts Down AT&T TV Now TV Streaming Bundle to New Customers
The service has failed to win over cord-cutters as its lost more than 60% of its customers over the last two years
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Leaders of the SPAC: Why Hollywood Is Hot for Blank-Check Companies
“It’s like, if you don’t have a SPAC, where have you been? What are you going to say at your next cocktail party on Zoom?” investment banker Burke Dempsey says
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