Categories: The Verge

Digg’s open beta shuts down after just two months, blaming AI bot spam

It’s only been a year since Digg founder Kevin Rose, Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian, and a few others announced the link-sharing site would relaunch, promising a “social discovery built by communities, not by algorithms.” Now, two months after opening its Reddit-like platform to the public, Digg is announcing a “hard reset” that’s shutting down operations and will “significantly downsize the Digg team.”

When they announced its relaunch, Rose told The Verge that AI could “remove the janitorial work of moderators and community managers.” Now, the new Digg’s CEO Justin Mezzell writes in a note pinned to the homepage that, “We knew bots were …

Read the full story at The Verge.

rssfeeds-admin

Share
Published by
rssfeeds-admin

Recent Posts

This Beginner-Friendly Flashforge Adventurer 5M Is Easily the Best 3D Printer Priced Under $150

Mother's Day is just around the corner. A craft-loving mom might be interested in experimenting…

13 minutes ago

Pragmata Community Comforts a Dad Who Shared That Diana Reminds Him of His Late Daughter

The Capcom community is getting misty-eyed after one fan shared how Pragmata reminded him of…

13 minutes ago

Dungeon Crawler Carl Author Matt Dinniman Reflects on the Surge of Fans That Came After the Audiobooks

The Dungeon Crawler Carl series has been seeing a lot of momentum this year with…

14 minutes ago

This Beginner-Friendly Flashforge Adventurer 5M Is Easily the Best 3D Printer Priced Under $150

Mother's Day is just around the corner. A craft-loving mom might be interested in experimenting…

14 minutes ago

Battlefield 6 Players Divided After EA Opens the Door to Battle Pass Pre-Orders

Battlefield 6 fans are divided after they noticed that publisher EA and developer Battlefield Studios…

14 minutes ago

Pragmata Community Comforts a Dad Who Shared That Diana Reminds Him of His Late Daughter

The Capcom community is getting misty-eyed after one fan shared how Pragmata reminded him of…

14 minutes ago

This website uses cookies.