interface is cleaner than Reddit (some people will probably complain about the space wasted, even in "compact" mode, but most users should be fine)
there is only a handful of communities existing at the moment, and no option to create more. See picture for the list.
feature-wise, it looks very similar to Reddit/Lemmy/Piefed: upvotes/downvotes, comments, sort types

Based on what happened with Twitter, Bluesky and Mastodon, we can probably imagine that Digg might be a new actor that quite a few people will join, when the people the most aware of enshittification of corporate platforms will stay on Lemmy/Mbin/Piefed

Random thought: maybe a "lifestyle" community could be a way to encompass a few communities that struggle to stay active

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[–] flamingos@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I doubt we'll see the same kind of exodus to this like what happened with Bluesky and Twitter*. Reddit, for all its faults, doesn't have an Elon Musk at the helm which was a major push factor for both masto and bsky adoption.

* Also it should be pointed out that Bsky has ~10 million MAU while Twitter still has ~350 million, so the exodus wasn't even that large.

[–] dil@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I could see it hitting more ppl than here at least, marketing and ads alone, and ofc some ppl find signing up here, finding an app, etc. confusing while there is obvious with just one app and site

[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago

Good point about Musk, let's see how it goes

Also it should be pointed out that Bsky has ~10 million MAU while Twitter still has ~350 million, so the exodus wasn’t even that large.

Network effect is at play, but still impressive compared to Mastodon numbers

[–] dil@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I have two invites if anyone needs one, its okay, I dont like the ai automod already, it censors very randomly, You have to talk in a kinda pedantic manner, I've repeated the same sht two different ways with one getting removed automatically.

[–] BirdFromTheHolyJungle@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

By any chance, do you have another one laying around? I'd really appreciate it If I could score one 😃

[–] dil@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Nah the other dude used me to sell a username lol, and you have no post/comment history, active users only

[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 2 points 4 days ago

Sorry to hear, by the way

[–] CumsNinjaFromNiqaragua@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Can I also get one please? I've been trying to obtain one for couple a days now but I had no luck so far.

[–] dil@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Sent you it, I do technically have two more, I guess they approved my google account to make one too since I had the beta android app also

[–] CumsNinjaFromNiqaragua@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thank you again. A recommendation I'd offer is to secure a 2-character username on Digg, which is the minimum length permitted. On Instagram, 1- or 2-letter usernames have sold for between $20,000 and $100,000 each. While Digg may not reach that level, short usernames there could still become quite valuable

[–] dil@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

Well I hope you actually use it since I was trying to bring in more active users lol

[–] Shaveyard@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'll take you up on that offer if that's ok! I have sent you a message. Thank you!

[–] dil@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sent it to you, still have one more if anyone wants one

[–] Shaveyard@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Thank you so much for that. Really appreciate it!

[–] dil@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I do think it could be a nice alternative to reddit for more general discussion that you don't get here, like comicbooks and blender will prob be better there

But not that much faith, if anyone wants to take over the community here let me know.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

From my perspective, Digg and Reddit are the same thing. Anti-user platforms run by pro-corruption, pro-crime oligarchs (and wannabes).

I will note that Kevin Rose's previous project was an out and out scam; an NFT pump and dump.

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What is this previous project you speak of?

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

https://www.theblock.co/post/281517/moonbirds-creator-kevin-rose-sells-1-2-million-worth-of-nfts-but-says-hes-still-collecting

[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 week ago

Yes, the same way Bluesky and Twitter are the same, or close enough.

What might happen is still a migration of users from Reddit to Digg, but I guess we can't really expect a lot of people joining Lemmy/Mbin/Piefed

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 15 points 1 week ago

agreed. hard pass.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 39 points 1 week ago

I left Digg for Reddit back in the day. Then I left Reddit for Lemmy. Now, I'm still not going back because I learned my lesson.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 20 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Is Digg committing itself to the concept of community moderation by volunteers with large amounts of autonomy, or is it going down an AI-route?

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The operators basically said they want AI to do moderation because that's the boring and shitty part of being a volunteer. They would rather have community volunteers focus on building the community.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 1 points 6 days ago

That still in part requires moderation tools for purposes of curation.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

I'm sure we can guess correctly at this one.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's at least an AI tl:dr below each post, not sure about the moderation.

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

To me, if it doesn't have the basic users running communities foundation of Reddit and the Fediverse - it just isn't a Reddit alternative. Communities would be more like hashtags.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sidebar of a community

I guess they plan to have user-managed communities later, otherwise indeed they wouldn't be able to compete with Reddit

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Having a "Top Contributors" section on the sidebar is already putting up red flags to me, to be honest.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I find the badges on reddit (I still use it for some niche gaming communities and r/tycoon) very annoying. We want organic engagement, not a skinner box.

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's nice that you like it. I'm just fine with the things they are on lemmy and mastodon. I see no need for another US corporation to control and censor the internet discourse.

See ya!

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

I never said I liked it, and I don't plan to leave the Fediverse.

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[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago

If Digg is making a comeback then it really has gone full circle.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

At least blue sky is open/decentralized. Digg is just yet another centralized alternative

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If there's one thing we've learned about the Reddit API fiasco, and the Twitter - Mastodon - Bluesky dynamics, is that the vast majority of users don't really care about federation.

If Digg is a less shitty Reddit, a lot of people will probably move there.

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

True, but at least bluesky can be bridged to mastodon.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If Digg aren't completely stupid, they should have an API for third party apps at launch, which would allow replication as well

[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Also true, but it wouldn't be as open as bluesky's.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 8 points 1 week ago

I don't trust it. Mostly because it's under control of Kevin Rose (OG Digg co-founder) and Alexis Ohanian (OG reddit co-founder), both of whom sold out of their original companies. Fair enough, it at least means they have some idea of what they're doing (at least for 2005), but it also means they're going to sell out again sometime. I'm tired finding "new home"s, tired of settling in and getting used to new interfaces, lingo and ways things happen, tired of chasing down new communities, identifying good and bad actors, and establishing ban and follow lists. I'm old and I'm grumpy and I'm tired of this shit.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago

If joined up I'd have gone full circle

[–] LillyPip@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Digg is still a thing?

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[–] Natanael@infosec.pub 4 points 1 week ago

Correction, it would be reddit's Threads

[–] ACcool@infosec.pub 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just joined Lemmy this month. Decent so far.

I think I'll try Mbin/Pieced soon. Or is that not necessary?

[–] Skavau@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago

You have access to communities on Piefed/Mbin via Lemmy, but there are additional tools on Piefed (and Mbin) that you might like.

[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah. The Bluesky of Reddit will be whatever Kn0thing/Alexis Ohanian is cooking.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Isn't he behind Digg? https://www.theverge.com/social/624073/digg-relaunch-2025

[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 3 points 1 week ago

...Fuck.

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