Digg’s Recent Bans and the Limits of Crowdsourcing

“Several weeks ago, Digg made online headlines when it banned several dozen of its users , some of which were among its most highly ranked contributors (including Reg “Zaibatsu” Saddler, who by some metrics was the #3 Digg user of all time). On Digg’s blog, the company explained that the bannings were a result of script abuse , although some observers found this explanation to be unconvincing . Shortly afterwards, Digg announced that it had raised $28.7 million in a …”
via Mashable!

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