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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Snapchat Pulls Juneteenth Filter After User Backlash
New filter prompted users to smile to break computer-generated chains
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Facebook Takes Down Trump Ad With Red Triangle, Symbol Once Used in Nazi Germany
The Trump campaign, in response, says the triangle was a reference to Antifa and had nothing to do with Nazi symbolism
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Tubi Moves Into Mexico, as Fox-Owned Free Streaming Service Continues Global Expansion
“Tubi’s launch in Mexico continues to demonstrate our vigorous expansion effort to additional regions in the world,” Tubi CEO Farhad Massoudi says
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Already Tired of Trump and Biden? Facebook Will Let You Block Their Political Ads
Facebook started rolling out the new feature on Wednesday
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Justice Department Targets Law Allowing Tech Giants to Regulate Content
New Justice Department proposals, if enacted by Congress, would open tech giants up to lawsuits for inconsistently applying their terms of service
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Civil Rights Groups Call for Facebook Ad Boycott: ‘Could They Protect and Support Black Users?’
The tech giant is once again being ripped for its moderation policies
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Google Bans Right-Wing ZeroHedge From Ad Platform Over Racism in Comments Section
Tech giant says it didn’t ban The Federalist, however
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Inside Pluto TV’s Quest to Prove That Ad-Based Video on Demand Can Thrive
CEO Tom Ryan has “no doubt” company will hit 30 million active users by the end of 2020
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Chelsea Handler and Other Stars Called Out for Praising ‘Powerful’ Louis Farrakhan Video From 1990
Nation of Islam leader’s appearance on “The Phil Donahue Show” gets new life 30 years laer
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Quibi On Pace to Fall Well Below 2020 Subscriber Goal (Report)
New streaming service will grab about 2 million subscribers by the end of the year — falling well below the 7.4 million it had initially projected, per The Wall Street Journal
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WarnerMedia Retires HBO Go, Rebrands HBO Now in Wake of HBO Max Launch
HBO Go, which first launched in 2010, will be shut down at the end of July
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Quibi’s Struggles Compounded by ‘Unprecedented’ Times, CEO Meg Whitman Says
New streaming app stopped advertising or releasing new shows last week due to civil unrest stemming from the killing of George Floyd
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Mark Zuckerberg ‘Disgusted’ by President Trump’s ‘Divisive’ Rhetoric
Facebook chief, along with his wife, says he’s “shaken” by the president’s recent comments — but doesn’t say whether he’ll be cracking down on his account
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What Snapchat Has Learned About Creating Mobile-Only Content
“We know we have to grab a viewer within the first few seconds, or else we’re going to lose them,” Vanessa Guthrie, Snap’s director of original content, told TheWrap
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Apple, YouTube Each Commit $100 Million to Promote Racial Justice, ‘Amplify’ Black Voices
“The burden of change must not fall on those who are underrepresented,” Apple chief Tim Cook says, “it falls heaviest on those in positions of power, leadership, and influence to change structures for the greater good”
