Tech & Internet Culture
The Rise, Fall, and Eternal Comeback of Digg: The Website That Almost Broke the Internet
Once the undisputed king of social news, Digg dominated the early internet before an infamous redesign sent its users fleeing to Reddit in one of tech history's most dramatic collapses. But like a stubborn browser tab that refuses to close, Digg keeps coming back — and the story of how it got here is wilder than you remember.
Mar 12, 2026