# Digg

17 Hacker News commenters recommended Digg and 43 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 11 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for surfacing interesting stories and discussions, especially for catching up on threads without constant browsing. Critics say the relaunch felt like Reddit and was slow and bloated.

## Why people recommend it

- Useful for catching up on discussions (2 comments): "I've found to be useful for not feeling like I am missing out on discussions there" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49588495)) "it was my go-to place when bored and wanted something interesting to read" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47369223))
- Good for interesting reading when bored (2 comments): "it was my go-to place when bored and wanted something interesting to read" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47369223)) "aggregation of multiple sources into single posts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50231987))
- Nostalgia for its original community feel (2 comments): "I remember how alive Digg felt in a static web world." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48220058)) "The /./Fark/Digg format brought us that." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49345041))

## What people warn about

- Relaunch felt like Reddit (3 comments): "The "new" Digg was just Reddit with the exact same type of comments you can find there" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47370343)) "it very quickly started to feel like Reddit, especially when people inject politics" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46261190)) "the same dynamics of Reddit (plus AI bots) emerged practically overnight" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50008576))
- Slow, bloated, heavy design (2 comments): "they were slow to load but even worse was the design. Just very bloated and padded and the information density dropped through the floor." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47417286)) "the new Digg website turned out to be a terribly bloated and slow NextJS app" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47377881))
- Deleted old posts without backup (2 comments): "massive redesign that effectively deleted all old posts, comments, and favorites without warning or opportunity to back up" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47378045)) "users hated it, but they had no way to revert and it killed the site" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49105875))
- Algorithm and sponsored content focus (2 comments): "Digg alienated its user base with a 2010 redesign (Digg v4) that prioritised publisher-driven and sponsored content" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46957577)) "Digg v4 was doing algorithm slop far too early and crudely and overtly." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46103291))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ground News](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ground-news.md): 18 recommend
- [Kagi News](https://hackerapproved.com/p/kagi-news.md): 14 recommend
- [techposts.eu](https://hackerapproved.com/p/techposts-eu.md): 11 recommend
- [Brutalist Report](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brutalist-report.md): 10 recommend
- [Google News](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-news.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://digg.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Digg", https://hackerapproved.com/p/digg/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).