Digg shuts down for a 'hard reset' because it was flooded with bots
Digg has temporarily shut down its service for a complete reset due to overwhelming bot activity shortly after its open beta launch. CEO Justin Mezzell stated that sophisticated AI agents and automated accounts flooded the website, making comments and votes untrustworthy. Founder Kevin Rose is rejoining the company full-time to help rebuild it with a genuinely different approach.
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- Company: Reddit
- Topic: Social Media
- Topic: Bots
- Company: Digg
- Person: Justin Mezzell
- Person: Kevin Rose
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