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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MacKenzie Scott Donated $4.16 Billion Over the Last 4 Months
The latest round of donations brings Scott to about $6 billion given away in 2020
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Facebook Allows Political Ads Tied to Contentious Georgia Runoff Elections
Company’s broader ban on political ads related to the presidential election is still in place
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NowThis and TheDodo Owner Group Nine Media Looks to Acquire Digital Competitors
Potential deal comes as there have been twice as many SPAC IPOs in 2020 as there were in 2019
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Sign Spotify Podcast Deal
Spotify adds some royalty to its expanding slate of exclusive podcasts
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FTC Orders Facebook, YouTube to Share Details on How They Collect and Use User Data
How the companies target teens and how they promote and measure engagement will also be examined
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Pornhub Purges 47% of Videos in Crackdown on Content From Unverified Accounts
Site’s video count dropped from 13.5 million to 7.2 million on Monday morning
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Ex-Disney Exec Ben Sherwood Finds His Mojo With New App to Reinvent Youth Sports Coaching
Mojo aims to be the digital “one-stop coach-in-the-box” for millions of kids and families who play youth sports
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Why the FTC Has a ‘Tricky’ Antitrust Case Against Facebook
The government has a “reasonably good case” against Facebook, according to antitrust experts
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How YouTube Helps Lele Pons and Saweetie Tackle ‘Real’ Topics, Like OCD and Tourette’s Syndrome
Power Women Summit 2020: Fans don’t want a “mysterious celebrity” in 2020, Saweetie says — they want to feel like they know their favorite artists
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Behind Roku’s Very Big Year and What’s Next in 2021 (Beyond a Likely HBO Max Deal)
“The more opportunity for great content on Roku… the more they cut the cord, and the more they increase their viewership. It’s a nice virtuous cycle,” Roku SVP Scott Rosenberg tells TheWrap
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Facebook Slams FTC Antitrust Lawsuit as ‘Revisionist History’
“The government now wants a do-over,” Facebook general counsel Jennifer Newstead said, years after the FTC approved its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp
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Facebook Told to Divest Instagram and WhatsApp in Antitrust Lawsuits by FTC, 48 States
Social media company under fire for monopoly power, also sued by states under antitrust lawsuit
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Pornhub Revamps Rules After Site Was ‘Infested’ With Child Rape Videos
Popular porn site says it will only accept uploads from verified accounts moving forward
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SiriusXM’s Stock Climbs After Howard Stern Extends Deal
The streaming radio platform’s stock price was up 1.38% on Tuesday after Howard Stern said he’d stay on for five more years
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Pornhub Could Lose Major Credit Cards Over Child Abuse Videos
Visa, Mastercard may terminate their business relationships with porn site after The New York Times reported it’s “infested” with rape videos