Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public

Digg, the early internet community once valued at $175 million before being outpaced by Reddit, has relaunched under original founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The new platform functions similarly to Reddit with communities, posts, and upvoting, but aims to tackle social media toxicity using AI tools and verification methods like zero-knowledge proofs to ensure authentic users rather than bots. The company believes AI's rise creates an opportunity to rebuild online communities with better trust mechanisms and moderation tools.