Digg re-design backfires

+ Revert to the old Digg?

If you have taken a look at Digg within the past few days, you probably have already figured out that the site has gone downhill by introducing a ton of commercial features. It seems like no longer are the users the focus; no, now all you get on the top news are "sponsored" news stories by companies that pay Digg. There is not even a bury button anymore!! As you may have also noticed, to protest the new Digg, many users have dug a ton of Reddit links, so the whole homescreen of Digg is filled by their competitor.

Check out this funny image below describing how the new Digg came to be: