The rebooted version of Digg’s news aggregator has entered testing, offering users a first look at what this would-be Reddit competitor, built for the AI era, has in store.
At its height in 2008, Digg’s site was valued at $175 million, but it was split up and sold for parts a decade later. In March, Digg’s original founder, Kevin Rose, and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian teamed up to bring the brand back and reinvent the site for a new generation of internet users.
The founders think that the internet is being flooded with bots and AI agents, which will create demand for online communities like Digg that foster real human connections. They’ve said they’re also looking into using technology to establish ownership, like zero-knowledge proofs, alongside other tools that could verify whether someone is human before they’re able to post and join conversations.
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On Friday, Digg launched its iOS app to testers who are a part of its Groundbreakers community of early adopters. The app, which is in alpha testing, provides a first look at the direction the rebooted Digg is headed.
The app itself has a clean design with a navigation bar at the bottom for moving between the different parts of the service like the Home feed, Search, Leaderboards, and user profile page.
Similar to Reddit, Digg offers a selection of feeds that allow you to view the site’s content in different ways. There are feeds to see the site’s most popular content (Most Digg), the Newest, Trending, and content that’s “Heating Up.” These filters can be used across either All of Digg or just your own Feed, which is based on the communities you follow.
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Unlike Reddit, there are only a handful of communities to join for the time being, including those focused on interests like art, entertainment, sports, finance, food, music, science, and technology, as well as those for asking questions (AMA), tracking news, or chatting about Digg itself. (The company says the ability to create communities will roll out in later tests.)
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