Digg tried relaunching in closed beta with 67,000 users across 21 communities like gaming and tech.
But when it opened up in January, SEO spammers swarmed in, forcing it to ban tens of thousands of accounts as its tools couldn't keep up with clever AI bots.

Even with all these shakeups, the iconic Diggnation podcast is still running.
Meanwhile, Kevin Rose will return to Digg as his primary focus while continuing an advisory role at True Ventures.