Digg's Short-Lived Open Beta Shuttered by AI Bot Scourge

Digg's highly anticipated Reddit-style relaunch lasted just 2 months before being forced to shut down, with the CEO blaming an overwhelming AI bot spam problem.
Digg, the once-iconic social news aggregator, has been forced to abruptly shut down its long-awaited open beta relaunch after a mere two months of operation. The company's CEO, Justin Mezzell, cited an overwhelming onslaught of AI-driven bot spam as the primary culprit behind the platform's premature demise.
It was only last year that Digg founder Kevin Rose, along with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, announced the site's impending relaunch, promising a
Source: The Verge


