Digg This: A Cyber Riot Erupts
While news reporters were getting beaten by LAPD officers yesterday, a cyber riot broke out over Digg’s attempt to stop users from publishing a nine-digit encryption code for HD-DVDs.
Angry over censorship and deletions on its site, “rioters” saturated the site with code-laden posts. The reaction proved overwhelming, and Digg temporarily shut down.
Eventually, the Digg folks acquiesced to the mob, and let users publish the code, saying:
In building and shaping the site I’ve always tried to stay as hands on as possible.
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