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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Impact Creative Systems, the Content Accelerator by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Is Now a Majority BIPOC Business | Exclusive
“We search far and wide to find the most talented and qualified people for our organization,” one executive tells TheWrap
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Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple Have ‘Monopoly Power’ Over Competitors, House Subcommittee Finds
A Democrat-led report recommends changes to current antitrust laws that could lead to the breakup of major tech companies
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Trump Team: Silicon Valley Aims to ‘Fearmonger and Censor’ The President
Campaign’s response comes after Facebook and Twitter took action against a post comparing the seasonal flu to COVID-19
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Facebook, Twitter Censor Trump Post That Compares Flu Deaths to COVID-19
President says the coronavirus is “far less lethal” than the seasonal flu for “most populations”
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Netflix Adds ‘Worth the Wait’ and ‘New and Popular’ Tabs
New sections look to keep subscribers posted on new and upcoming content — while also reducing churn
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Regal Cinemas Parent Cineworld’s Stock Plunges 35% After ‘Temporary’ Closure of Theaters
AMC and Cinemark also saw big drops on Monday
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Slack Hit By Outage as Users Rejoice: This Is a Work-From-Home ‘Snow Day’
Popular messaging platform said it is dealing with “general performance issues”
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Movie Theater Stocks Hammered After Regal Announces Another ‘Temporary Suspension’
Cineworld’s share price has nose dived 34.5% in early-morning trading on Monday, while AMC and Cinemark are also feeling the pain
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Facebook Criticizes Netflix Doc ‘The Social Dilemma’ for ‘Distorted View’ of Social Media Issues
Tech giant outlines several issues it has with the new documentary — and calls out Netflix at one point
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Supreme Court to Review FCC Push to Undo Media Ownership Restrictions
Chairman Ajit Pai has called for rules banning cross-ownership of TV stations and newspapers in top markets to be overturned
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Facebook Bans Ads That Praise or Support QAnon
The social network will also be pushing QAnon content further down the News Feed
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Biden Campaign: Facebook Is ‘Nation’s Foremost Propagator of Disinformation’
Despite the Democratic nominee’s tough words, his campaign has been Facebook’s top political advertiser over the last month
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Netflix’s ‘Cuties’ Blowback Could Lead to ‘Meaningful’ Subscriber Cancellations, Analyst Says
Wells Fargo analyst Steve Cahall slashed his Q3 subscriber projections by 50% due to the “short-lived but potentially stark” reaction to “Cuties”
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Rise of Indie News Creators: Less Than Half of YouTube’s Most Watched News Channels Tied to Legacy Brands
No network, no problem: independent news creators “thrive” on YouTube
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