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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Barack Obama and Elon Musk’s Twitter Accounts Hacked in Bitcoin Scam
Hackers promised to double any payments followers make to a particular bitcoin address
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Netflix Q2 Earnings Preview: Can the Streaming Giant’s Big Run Continue?
“The COVID-19 crisis is accelerating the shift from traditional content consumption,” like Pay-TV and movie theaters, and towards Netflix, analyst Heath Terry says
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Inside Spotify’s Big Podcasting Bet – Can It Take a Bite Out of Apple?
Exclusive deals with Joe Rogan and Kim Kardashian, among others, show Spotify is serious about being known for more than just music
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Only 72,000 Early Quibi Users Stuck Around After Free Trial, Sensor Tower Estimates
Quibi pushed back on estimate, saying the firm’s number was “incorrect by an order of magnitude,” without sharing an official subscriber figure
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Roger Stone’s Facebook, Instagram Accounts Purged for Spreading Misinformation
Former Trump campaign adviser used more than 100 accounts that violated Facebook’s policy against “coordinated inauthentic behavior”
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Facebook Decisions Led to ‘Significant Setbacks for Civil Rights,’ Audit Finds
The social network has prioritized free expression at the expense of weeding out discrimination, according to audit by civil rights experts
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Would You Pay $50 to Stream a New Movie? Over Half of Millennials and Gen Z’ers Say Yes
The study, based on more than 2,000 American respondents in June, shows people over the age of 35 feel much different
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The New York Times and CNN Rip Facebook, but Spend Millions on Facebook Ads
The paper of record has spent $24.5 million on Facebook ads this year, while at the same time skewering its moderation policies
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Facebook Stock Hits Record High Amid Ad Boycott
Social network hits $245.50 per share Tuesday, despite several prominent businesses joining #StopHateForProfit campaign
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Sirius XM to Buy Stitcher Podcast Service for $300 Million (Report)
Deal comes as Spotify has made similar bets on the podcast industry
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‘Hamilton’ Drives 79% Spike in Disney+ Downloads
About 1 million mobile devices downloaded the streaming service over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, according to Sensor Tower
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A Month After HBO Max Launched, Why Is It Still Not on Roku or Amazon?
Impasse between the two most popular platforms and newest streaming service highlights an evolving carriage battle
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Twitter Jokes About Adding an Edit Button – But Only ‘When Everyone Wears a Mask’
Users have been asking for the feature for years
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Facebook to Shut Down TikTok Copycat App Lasso
App exits at the same time Instagram expands its own TikTok-adjacent app into more markets
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Facebook Ad Boycott Ushers in a ‘New Era’ of ‘Corporate Activism’
“Most boycotts fail. But this one is different,” Wharton Professor Maurice Schweitzer says
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