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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Jake Paul Falsely Calls COVID-19 a ‘Hoax,’ Claims ‘98% of News Is Fake’
Paul compares the pandemic to the flu and urges the U.S. to “open up”
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YouTube Bans OANN for a Week for ‘Harmful’ Coronavirus Misinformation
The channel has been demonetized after it violated YouTube’s COVID-19 misinformation policy
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Twitter to Relaunch Blue Checkmark Process in Early 2021
Some users may also have their blue checkmarks stripped, as Twitter refocuses on how it handles its verification process
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YouTube Must Censor ‘Misleading’ Election Videos, Senate Democrats Say
“These videos seek to undermine our democracy and cast doubt on the legitimacy of President-elect Biden’s incoming administration,” says open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki
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Zuckerberg Changed Facebook Algorithm to Highlight CNN, The New York Times Post-Election
The goal was to showcase “authoritative” outlets and make “hyperpartisan” outlets like Breitbart less prominent
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As Netflix’s ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Captures Fans, Chess App Downloads Have Doubled
Since show’s debut last month, online interest in chess through apps, message boards and Twitch videos has exploded
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Are Your Snaps Worth $1 Million? Snapchat Will Pay Best User Posts in ‘Spotlight’ Tab
And you don’t have to be a celebrity to get paid
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BuzzFeed-HuffPost Merger Proves Digital Media’s ‘Band Together or Bust’ Dilemma
“New media companies that were flourishing five or 10 years ago are now faced with a tough choice,” Peter Bittner, a journalism professor at UC Berkeley, tells TheWrap
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Behind the ‘Best Quarter Ever’ for Live TV Streaming Services Like Hulu
The return of the NBA, NHL and MLB helped push more customers to sign up for live TV streaming
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Apple Vs Facebook: Tech Titans Trade Barbs Over Data Collection Practices
“Facebook executives have made clear their intent is to collect as much data as possible,” Apple says in an open letter
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Twitch Co-Founder Kevin Lin Exits After 13 Years
“To the Twitch community: I am forever in your debt,” Lin says
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Tech Talk With Sean Burch and Alex Kantrowitz: The Looming Antitrust Case Against Facebook | PRO Video
As regulators revisit Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of Instagram, can the FTC fine a company for an acquisition it previously approved?
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Facebook Braces for Federal, State Antitrust Lawsuits Over Instagram and WhatsApp Acquisitions
The FTC first started investigating a potential antitrust lawsuit against Facebook in mid-2019
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Apple Reaches $113 Million Settlement Over Slowed-Down iPhones
The tech giant was accused of knowingly slowing phones down to cover for aging batteries and prevent unexpected shutdowns
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Sinai Capital Partners, A Tech and Media LA-Based Firm, Raises $600 Million
$100 million will go towards New Slate Ventures, which has produced films from Lena Waithe and Lee Daniels this year
