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Digg Reboots With Public Beta to Challenge Reddit

Led by Kevin Rose with Alexis Ohanian, the reboot emphasizes AI‑backed verification to curb bots and toxicity through transparent moderation.

Overview

  • The platform is now open to anyone on the web and mobile apps, expanding beyond a 67,000‑user invite beta and the initial 21 starter communities.
  • Community managers set forum rules with publicly visible moderation logs, with additional management roles and customization tools slated for future updates.
  • Digg is testing privacy‑preserving trust features, including zero‑knowledge proofs, product ownership checks, and device or location signals to deter bots without formal KYC.
  • Early activity was strong, with reports of more than 1,000 new communities created in the first hours of launch and brief server issues during the surge.
  • The small team says it has years of runway and will ship weekly; it has recruited Reddit moderators as advisers and is weighing replacing its AI‑hosted daily podcast with human hosts based on user feedback.