Lol who could’ve seen it coming? From an article almost exactly 2 months ago on the launch:
“They’re betting that AI can help to address some of the messiness and toxicity of today’s social media landscape. At the same time, social platforms will need a new set of tools to ensure they’re not taken over by AI bots posing as people.”
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/digg-launches-its-new-reddit-rival-to-the-public/
To quickly add 200 million unwilling new Copilot users for the next shareholder report since nobody’s buying the Microslop? Not that it’s a good reason, but that’s my guess.