Digg is now back under the ownership of original founder Kevin Rose, who is joined by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
Days after joining Frank McCourt’s bid for TikTok’s U.S. operations, Alexis Ohanian has teamed up with Digg’s original founder to repurchase the social media site. Ohanian may be looking to rival reddit,
The question is whether we even need a homepage of the internet anymore. Especially when Reddit already exists.
According to TechCrunch, the revival of Digg is driven by a shared vision to restore the platform’s original spirit of discovery and community. Rose and Ohanian, once rivals in the social news space, have grown closer over the years and see this collaboration as an opportunity to create a better alternative to today’s social media platforms.
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and Digg founder Kevin Rose are backing the deal, with the new Digg to be led by CEO Justin Mezzell.
Digg, the once-popular social link-sharing site, is making a comeback with the help of Alexis Ohanian and Kevin Rose.