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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First Republican Senator Calls for Breakup of ‘Dangerous’ Facebook: ‘End It’
Bipartisan support grows for taking action against Facebook on antitrust grounds
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Sacha Baron Cohen: ‘I Had to Ring the Alarm’ on Facebook’s Handling of Holocaust Deniers
“Democracy is in peril this year,” the “Borat” star says
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Women’s March Protesters Rally Against Trump, Amy Coney Barrett: ‘Women Are Going to Decide This Election’
Signs commemorating the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg were prominently featured on Saturday
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AMC Offers Private Movie Theater Rentals Starting at $99
The price can jump several hundred dollars, though, if you want to bring food or use a microphone to address your group
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New York Movie Theaters Outside of NYC Can Open at 25% Capacity, Cuomo Says
Mask-wearing will be mandatory
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Anthony Chisholm, Tony-Nominated Actor and ‘Oz’ Star, Dies at 77
Chisholm was a veteran stage presence, including in the Tony-winning 2017 revival of “Jitney”
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Mother Jones Editor-in-Chief Says Facebook’s Algorithm Change Decimated Site’s Traffic and Favors ‘Right-Wing’ Disinformation
Progressive site lost more than half its Facebook page views by change, Clara Jeffrey says
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Netflix’s International Cancellations Hit 3-Year Low Despite ‘Cuties’ Blowback, Report Says
Streaming giant had 2.5 million international subscribers drop their service — the fewest number of cancellations since 2017 — SimilarWeb data shows
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Twitter Reverses ‘Wrong’ Policy on Hacked Materials After NY Post Story Was Blocked
Platform will now add warning labels to “provide context” to stories, rather than blocking stories from being shared
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How the Pandemic ‘Turbo Charged’ Streaming While Customers Paid the Price
American viewers have hit an all-time high of video services, which means more bucks spent on at-home entertainment each month
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FCC to ‘Clarify’ Legal Protections for Twitter, Facebook in Moderating Content
Commission will look at whether Section 230 needs to be revamped, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said
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YouTube Yanks More QAnon Videos in New Crackdown on Conspiracy Theories
News coverage of QAnon will remain on the site, but more conspiracy clips will be pulled down
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Twitter Locks Trump Campaign’s Account: ‘This Is Election Interference, Plain and Simple’
“This is like something from communist China or Cuba, not the United States of America,” Trump Comms Director Tim Murtaugh says
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Snapchat Copies Instagram, Allows Users to Add Songs to Their Posts
Songs from BMG, Universal and Warner Music Group catalogs will be available
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Twitter Blocks Users From Sharing ‘Potentially Harmful’ New York Post-Hunter Biden Report
Sharing the story violates Twitter’s “Hacked Materials Policy,” a rep said