1111 Google Whistleblower Zach Vorhies on conspiracies.win: "one of the best places for news trends is now independent" (twitter.com) posted 3 years ago by axolotl_peyotl [M] 3 years ago by axolotl_peyotl +1119 / -8 150 comments share 150 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I never used Digg, I vaguely remember a controversy over bluray?(Or was that a different site?).
Here is a corporatist perspective
https://www.internetmarketingninjas.com/blog/social-media/digg-vs-reddit-who-succeeded-and-why/
Basically same thing you say about power users being the only ones who could vote up/down. Not sure how you became a power user.