Digg's Comeback Beta: Lessons for Building Community Platforms Without Paywalls
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Digg's Comeback Beta: Lessons for Building Community Platforms Without Paywalls

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2026-01-30
9 min read
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Product and engineering lessons from Digg’s paywall-free beta: growth, moderation, incentives, and scalable architecture for community platforms.

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