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'''Digg''', also known as Digg.com, is a website that allows users to democratically rate and comment on short articles posted to it. Each post has a single link to web page. | '''Digg''', also known as Digg.com, is a website that allows users to democratically rate and comment on short articles posted to it. Each post has a single link to web page. | ||
| − | Digg has been accused of being stricter on [[conservative]]s’ posting than other groups. Digg has said that it treats all groups equally. In their defense, they have said that many of the individuals that were banned were publishing [[hate speech]] such as articles by the American Nazi Party and outright lies. | + | Digg has been accused of being stricter on [[conservative]]s’ posting than other groups, but this is a lie spread by conservative propagandists. Digg has said that it treats all groups equally. In their defense, they have said that many of the individuals that were banned were publishing [[hate speech]] such as articles by the American Nazi Party and outright lies, which was completely true. |
| − | Starting at approximately [[January]] of 2007 a disproportionate number of postings about [[Ron Paul]] have been showing up on the site's home page. This is due to | + | Starting at approximately [[January]] of 2007 a disproportionate number of postings about [[Ron Paul]], the only worthy Republican presidential candidate, have been showing up on the site's home page. This is due to logical support from Paul's base. The number of articles has been steadily decreasing since [[April]] of 2007 as Ron Paul is failing to generate significant numbers at various Republican caucuses. |
| − | Digg started as tech news site, but during 2007 political section was added, which resulted in increase of politically-related articles and also attracted large amounts of | + | Digg started as tech news site, but during 2007 political section was added, which resulted in increase of politically-related articles and also attracted large amounts of rational [[liberal]] users, many of them being intelligent supporters of [[Barack Obama]]. Since then, Digg has (along with sensible political sites such as Daily Kos and Huffington Post) become one of the Internet strongholds of morally correct informations. [[Liberal hate speech]] is nonexistant while accounts of some conservative or [[Republican_Party|Republican]] members were banned simply because they continuously vandalized the site. During [[September]] of 2008, almost all political stories reaching Digg's front page from its [http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/ U.S. Elections 2008] section were smears or lies about [[Barack Obama]] or [[Joe Biden]]. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Revision as of 01:07, October 4, 2008
Digg, also known as Digg.com, is a website that allows users to democratically rate and comment on short articles posted to it. Each post has a single link to web page.
Digg has been accused of being stricter on conservatives’ posting than other groups, but this is a lie spread by conservative propagandists. Digg has said that it treats all groups equally. In their defense, they have said that many of the individuals that were banned were publishing hate speech such as articles by the American Nazi Party and outright lies, which was completely true.
Starting at approximately January of 2007 a disproportionate number of postings about Ron Paul, the only worthy Republican presidential candidate, have been showing up on the site's home page. This is due to logical support from Paul's base. The number of articles has been steadily decreasing since April of 2007 as Ron Paul is failing to generate significant numbers at various Republican caucuses.
Digg started as tech news site, but during 2007 political section was added, which resulted in increase of politically-related articles and also attracted large amounts of rational liberal users, many of them being intelligent supporters of Barack Obama. Since then, Digg has (along with sensible political sites such as Daily Kos and Huffington Post) become one of the Internet strongholds of morally correct informations. Liberal hate speech is nonexistant while accounts of some conservative or Republican members were banned simply because they continuously vandalized the site. During September of 2008, almost all political stories reaching Digg's front page from its U.S. Elections 2008 section were smears or lies about Barack Obama or Joe Biden.