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The Rise, Fall, and Endless Resurrections of Digg: The Internet's Most Dramatic Comeback Story

Once the undisputed king of social news, Digg dominated the early internet before one catastrophic redesign sent millions of users fleeing to Reddit almost overnight. What followed was one of the most fascinating — and at times heartbreaking — tales of reinvention the tech world has ever seen.

Mar 12, 2026

Tech & Internet Culture

Digg, Reddit, and the Greatest Self-Destruction in Internet History

Once the undisputed king of the early internet, Digg had it all — traffic, buzz, and a devoted community of power users who could make or break a story overnight. Then, in one of the most spectacular acts of corporate self-sabotage the web has ever seen, it handed its crown to Reddit and spent the next decade trying to remember where it left its keys.

Mar 12, 2026