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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

Alexis Ohanian summed up his feelings about Reddit in 3 words

Ohanian stepped down from Reddit's board of directors in June 2020 following the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. At the time, he wrote on Reddit that it was a "long overdue" move to "do the right thing." He urged the Reddit board to fill his seat with a black candidate, after the company had been criticized for providing a platform for racist and hate speech.
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fromZDNET
1 week ago

I tried the new Digg beta, and it's the friendlier Reddit alternative I've been waiting for

Digg, one of the original Web 2.0 social news darlings, is back from the dead, and this time it is explicitly gunning for Reddit's crown as the "Front Page of the Internet." Under the renewed leadership of founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, the resurrected Digg pitches itself as a community‑driven, AI‑assisted, low‑toxicity social news alternative. To understand this reboot, it helps to consider just how far Digg fell.
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fromMashable
2 weeks ago

Digg is back from the grave (again) and taking on Reddit

Digg relaunched in public beta with Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian aiming to rebuild community trust, prevent AI-bot manipulation, and iteratively add features.
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from9to5Mac
2 weeks ago

Digg and Reddit creators relaunch Digg to compete with Reddit - 9to5Mac

Digg relaunched publicly with a focus on trust signals, moderation transparency, and defenses against AI-driven spam.
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