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How Anonymous helped prevent a teen’s suicide

<p>Chase Hoffberger reported on YouTube, web culture, and crime for the Daily Dot until 2013, when he joined the Austin Chronicle. Until late 2018, he served as that paper’s news editor and reported on criminal justice and politics.</p>


Chase Hoffberger

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Serious confessions of a serial Yahoo troll

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Behind the wonderful and weird soundtrack to Homestuck

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4chan users hijack Mountain Dew contest

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Inside the strange, brave new world of Homestuck

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The heartwarming story behind the ugliest man on YouTube

<p>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.</p>


Kris Holt

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Jailed student apologizes for racist Fabrice Muamba tweets

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Update: 4chan shooter is a troll (media has not noticed)

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YouTuber inflames viewers with rape comments

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