Digg’s Recent Bans and the Limits of Crowdsourcing (6)
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Several weeks ago, Digg made online headlines when it banned several dozen of its users, some of which were among its most highly ranked contributors (including Reg “Zaibatsu” Saddler, who by some metrics was the #3 Digg user of all time). On Digg’s blog, the company explained that the bannings were a result of script abuse, although some observers found this explanation to be unconvincing. Shortly afterwards, Digg announced that it had raised $28.7 million ...