kris-holt

Kris Holt


Based in Montreal, Kris Holt has been writing about technology and web culture since 2010. He writes for Engadget and Tech News World, and his byline has also appeared in Paste, Salon, International Business Times, Mashable, and elsewhere.

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Russia temporarily blacklists Facebook

Russian officials received 10 complaints over Facebook content.

On Sep 20, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Ex-NFL player wants to save the kids who wrecked his vacation home

Brian Holloway watched the destruction unfold on Twitter.

On Sep 19, 2013 by Kris Holt

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These people sold their souls to Yahoo for a Marissa Mayer retweet

Some Twitter users are about to use Yahoo as their homepage, switch to Yahoo Mail, and stop making fun of the firm's derided new logo.

On Sep 19, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Anti-pedophile vigilantes lash out at their critics with online threats

Letzgo Hunting tweeted a critic's Facebook and Twitter usernames, as well as her street name.

On Sep 19, 2013 by Kris Holt

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19 amazing pop-culture portraits painted on coins

In Brazilian artist Andre Levy's hands, regular coins become portraits of superheroes, pop music icons, and video game characters.

On Sep 19, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Facebook bans dating site that used Rehtaeh Parsons’s photo in an ad

Parsons, a victim of sexual assault and intense cyberbullying, died in April after a suicide attempt.

On Sep 18, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Taliban claims credit on Twitter for election official’s assassination

Mohammad Amanullah's murder was the first of an election official since nominations for April's presidential election opened Monday.

On Sep 18, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Here’s why you were added to Twitter spam lists

Marketers used a Twitter keyword tool to automatically add you to their lists.

On Sep 18, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Homeless man rewarded with $69,000 for heroic honesty

Glen James returned a backpack containing $43,000 in cash and traveler's checks.

On Sep 18, 2013 by Kris Holt

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The 5 weirdest ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ glitches

Blue Hell, strange taxis and more.

On Sep 17, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Russia could ban Facebook over ads for hallucinogenic smoking blends

Russia has outlawed the distribution, sale, or use of smoking blends since 2009.

On Sep 17, 2013 by Kris Holt

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2 Toronto firefighters sacked over sexist tweets

“Reject a woman and she will never let it go. One of the many defects of their kind. Also weak arms,” wrote one.

On Sep 17, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Airbnb users are already trying to cash in on the Super Bowl

Some hosts jack up their prices by thousands of dollars a night when the big game rolls into town.

On Sep 17, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Navy Yard shooter identified after false initial reports

Meanwhile, journalists with both CBS and NBC retracted earlier tweets after wrongly reporting the suspect's name.

On Sep 16, 2013 by Kris Holt

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Russian official blames Navy Yard shootings on ‘American exceptionalism’

Parliamentary foreign affairs chief Alexey Pushkov drew criticism after urging the U.S. to "part with the notion of American exceptionalism."

On Sep 16, 2013 by Kris Holt