Tech & Culture
The Rise, Fall, and Stubborn Survival of Digg: The Site That Almost Broke the Internet
Before Reddit became the front page of the internet, there was Digg — a scrappy, user-powered news aggregator that dominated the mid-2000s web and sparked one of tech's most dramatic rivalries. Here's the full story of how Digg rose to glory, self-destructed in spectacular fashion, and kept coming back for more.
Mar 12, 2026