Digg trying to relaunch in 2026 was already a bold move. The social web is very different now compared to when Digg originally launched. Back then most interactions were organic.
Now you have AI content generation, engagement farms and automated agents everywhere.
Launching a community platform in that environment must be extremely difficult.
Digg trying to relaunch in 2026 was already a bold move. The social web is very different now compared to when Digg originally launched. Back then most interactions were organic.
Now you have AI content generation, engagement farms and automated agents everywhere.
Launching a community platform in that environment must be extremely difficult.
Exactly. The original model assumed most users were human. That assumption is starting to break.