Digg
Ranked 2 of 9 news aggregators by recommenders
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.
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.
60 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 43
- approval share
- 28%
Recommended in 11 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 11 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Useful for catching up on discussions
“I've found to be useful for not feeling like I am missing out on discussions there”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “Doomscrolling ourselves to death” “it was my go-to place when bored and wanted something interesting to read”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 on Hacker News Good for interesting reading when bored
“it was my go-to place when bored and wanted something interesting to read”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 on Hacker News “aggregation of multiple sources into single posts”
Comment from 25 Oct 2026 in “Digg” Nostalgia for its original community feel
“I remember how alive Digg felt in a static web world.”
Comment from 21 May 2026 in “Alternatives to HN for "tech outside of AI" discussion?” “The /./Fark/Digg format brought us that.”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “I don't enjoy the Internet any more”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Relaunch felt like Reddit
“The "new" Digg was just Reddit with the exact same type of comments you can find there”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 on Hacker News “it very quickly started to feel like Reddit, especially when people inject politics”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “I miss the old Internet of 10-20 years ago” “the same dynamics of Reddit (plus AI bots) emerged practically overnight”
Comment from 8 Oct 2026 in “Orkut.com” Slow, bloated, heavy design
“they were slow to load but even worse was the design. Just very bloated and padded and the information density dropped through the floor.”
Comment from 17 Mar 2026 on Hacker News “the new Digg website turned out to be a terribly bloated and slow NextJS app”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 on Hacker News Deleted old posts without backup
“massive redesign that effectively deleted all old posts, comments, and favorites without warning or opportunity to back up”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 on Hacker News “users hated it, but they had no way to revert and it killed the site”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Ask HN: Is Reddit trying to kill old Reddit?” Algorithm and sponsored content focus
“Digg alienated its user base with a 2010 redesign (Digg v4) that prioritised publisher-driven and sponsored content”
Comment from 10 Feb 2026 in “Discord faces backlash over age checks after data breach exposed 70k IDs” “Digg v4 was doing algorithm slop far too early and crudely and overtly.”
Comment from 1 Dec 2025 in “"Good engineering management" is a fad”
Other news aggregators people recommend
The four most recommended other news aggregators, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground News | 18 | 23 | 44% | 10 | — | — |
| DiggThis page | 17 | 43 | 28% | 11 | — | — |
| Kagi News | 14 | 4 | 78% | 8 | — | Approved |
| techposts.eu | 11 | 4 | 73% | 2 | — | — |
| Brutalist Report | 10 | 1 | 91% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
40 of the 67 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Went over to see if anything good there, nope, still garbage.”
“aggregation of multiple sources into single posts”
“the same dynamics of Reddit (plus AI bots) emerged practically overnight”
“I've found to be useful for not feeling like I am missing out on discussions there”
“The /./Fark/Digg format brought us that.”
“users hated it, but they had no way to revert and it killed the site”
“I had hopes for Digg, but whatever it is they ended up building it's clearly not that.”
“That curation is what makes it more valuable than a generic-any site aggregator like Digg or HN”
“just another AI play, as if we are missing those these days.”
“I remember how alive Digg felt in a static web world.”
“top story about thinking machines has no way to click through to original link AFAICS”
“This is like digg v3 all over again which killed the original site.”
“it makes people think of an era when the internet wasn't slop”
“When Digg torpedoed themselves back in 2012 or whenever”
“At least they tried to be Reddit.”
“they were slow to load but even worse was the design. Just very bloated and padded and the information density dropped through the floor.”
“The v4 redesign wasn't just bad UX — it was a signal that the company had fundamentally changed its relationship with users.”
“massive redesign that effectively deleted all old posts, comments, and favorites without warning or opportunity to back up”
“the new Digg website turned out to be a terribly bloated and slow NextJS app”
“they copied all of their content from DamnInteresting”
“This is particularly embarrassing since from what I recall they were all in on AI with the new website”
“There was a lot in the new digg that I was concerned or at least not optimistic about”
“Kevin Rose has been a serial-rug-puller for his entire career”
“Their plan is to make the internet what is was 22 years ago.”
“Thanks for the fun this past year Digg.”
“The "new" Digg was just Reddit with the exact same type of comments you can find there”
“the legendary Digg slip up and exodus”
“it was my go-to place when bored and wanted something interesting to read”
“I was really hopeful for Digg to cultivate a unique community.”
“Digg staff’s nonchalant/hostile responses to the community also hurt.”
“Digg alienated its user base with a 2010 redesign (Digg v4) that prioritised publisher-driven and sponsored content”
“Digg deciding to kill its "bury" button and doing a radical "redesign"”
“it got insta auto-modded and removed. Looks like it needs some polish.”
“I like their marketing angle though.”
“it's not back until I can see everything without a login”
“too many users that brought their Reddit toxicity with them”
“Unless you have a "invite code", you can not do anything.”
“it very quickly started to feel like Reddit, especially when people inject politics”
“Digg v4 was doing algorithm slop far too early and crudely and overtly.”
“one of the worst product deliveries in internet history”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.