Kevin Rose, Alexis Ohanian acquire Digg

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March 5, 2025, 12:25 PM

• •Digg is back under the ownership of its original founder Kevin Rose
• •Rose is being joined as co-owner by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian
• •The new incarnation will be led by CEO Justin Mezzell

Digg, one of the web's early news aggregators, is now back under the ownership of its original founder Kevin Rose. Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian is also joining as co-owner. The two platforms enjoyed similar growth trajectories in the intervening years, going through various owners and spin-offs. But Reddit's endurance was notable, and the company finally went public last year in a bumper IPO and its user-growth has continued trending upwards in the following months. Digg never soared to the same heights as Reddit, which is why Rose and Ohanian have now joined forces to "revive" the platform with a "fresh vision to restore the spirit of discovery and genuine community that made the early web a fun and exciting place to be."

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