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Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public (techcrunch.com)
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Lots of venture capital money behind it. I wonder how quickly the enshitification will begin.

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[–] moakley@lemmy.world 14 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

Figured I'd sign up to preserve my username just in case, but it doesn't work without an app. Oh well.

These sites are supposed to be gateways to the internet. Why the fuck would you put that in any app other than a browser?

[–] forkDestroyer 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You can sign up for an account now on browser. You can only log in with an email. They send you a confirmation code to your email that you have to put in, in order to log in. Once you do this, you can create your username (which is tied to an email). This is probably to stop people from using throwaway accounts to log in.

So far I like Lemmy more but I'll scope it out to see what happens next.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

I tried switching to desktop mode on my phone and it switched back to mobile during the last step and gave me a 404 error. I don't use a PC.

So oh well.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

it doesn’t work without an app.

You can't use it in a browser? Does that mean that you can't use it on a PC?

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry, I meant mobile browser. I don't use a PC.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I use mobile browser in "desktop mode" for stuff like this.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Tried that. During the last step it switches back to mobile mode and gives a 404 error.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 hours ago

I just made an account to see and it seems to be working on a desktop for me.

[–] desertdruid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 7 hours ago

i'm talking out of my ass right now but I assume they will get better revenue using an app to show ads and collect info

[–] frostysauce@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

The article said the public beta opens on Wednesday.