Digg, rebooted under original co-founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, launches its public beta, after being open to 67K invite-only users

The reboot of the early-internet online community Digg, a one-time rival to Reddit, is moving forward.

TechCrunch 2026-01-15 Sarah Perez

@digg @digg on x
Digg is for People. Places. Things. We want to bring back social discovery built by communities, not by algorithms. Join the community. Create a community. Let's Digg. Digg Public Beta is now live. https://digg.com/
@alexisohanian Alexis Ohanian on x
This is gonna be fun. [image]
@kevinrose Kevin Rose on x
So it begins... open communities, transparent moderation actions, and a public algorithm. https://techcrunch.com/...
@kevinrose Kevin Rose on x
just crossed 1,000 new communities in 4hrs, lg, @digg
r/digg r on reddit
Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public (no codes needed!)
r/technology r on reddit
Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public
r/redditstock r on reddit
Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public
@carnage4life Dare Obasanjo on bluesky
Kevin Rose, Digg's original founder, and Alexis Ohanian, husband of Serena Williams and co-founder of Reddit, are relaunching Digg. — Launching a competitor to Reddit in 2026 feels like it's a decade too late. I'm curious to see if anyone actually wants this?
@parkerortolani@mastodon.social Parker Ortolani on mastodon
If you're joining the new Digg for the first time today, you might as well join the new /apple community that I've started! https://techcrunch.com/... [image]
r/RedditAlternatives r on reddit
Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public

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