kevin-morris

Kevin Morris


Kevin Morris is a veteran web reporter and editor who specializes in longform journalism. He led the Daily Dot’s esports vertical and, following its acquisition by GAMURS in late 2016, launched Dot Esports, where he serves as the site’s editor-in-chief.

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From Facebook to jail—harmless prank or malicious identity theft?

Impersonating an ex-boyfriend on Facebook may win one New Jersey woman an all-expense paid ticket to the big house.

On Oct 26, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Author analyzes what men like in prostitutes

Jon Millward turns information about  what British men want in their sex workers into an art form.

On Oct 26, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Steamed! Game swap gets IT exec fired

After posting a mother lode of online games, a Reddit user got blackmailed and lost his job.

On Oct 26, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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The real-life dangers of Facebook’s real name policy

Facebook has shut down La Gringa's page, demanding she pony up her real identity. The only problem: revealing her true name could put her in grave danger.  

On Oct 25, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Exclusive: Reddit hit 1.8 billion pageviews in 30 days

The social news site's traffic has nearly doubled in nine months.

On Oct 24, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Occupy Wall Street censored in China

The Chinese government is doing its best to censor terms related to Occupy Wall Street—with mixed results.

On Oct 24, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Week in Reddit: Kindness, art and learning, for a change

Reddit had a pretty good week, helping out a gay teen, other members,  strangers, and clearing the way for a Reddit-to-riches movie deal.

On Oct 21, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Redditors defend and support bullied gay teen

When redditors saw that yet another teen was being bullied online, they took swift action to help him.

On Oct 21, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Copyright questions raised in movie deal

Who really owns the rights to James Erwin's RomeSweetRome, the script that Hollywood picked up from Reddit? It is not so clear.

On Oct 20, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Toy story: Random kindness finds home on Reddit

How random acts of pizza helped feed an entirely new way for redditors to give back. 

On Oct 20, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Solving Google+’s identity crisis

  After drawing serious online opposition, Google+ announced yesterday that it will soon allow pseudonymous user names.

On Oct 20, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Chime.in does it all—is it just too much?

Upstart social network Chime.in has big goals, and some big names—is it all too much?

On Oct 19, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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More novellas—reddit style

Another redditor writes a novella. Is it a trend?

On Oct 19, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Inside Reddit’s big redesign

The social news site hasn't changed its look in years. Now casual visitors will get a glimpse of far more content.

On Oct 18, 2011 by Kevin Morris

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Chinese toddler’s tragedy sparks rage

Run over twice and ignored by 18 bystanders, two-year-old Yueyue struggles for life as others debate what it means.

On Oct 18, 2011 by Kevin Morris