Digg is officially back in public beta after months of closed testing. The revived platform arrives under the stewardship of founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, who acquired Digg's assets last year. It's betting big on trust signals and transparent moderation to curb toxicity and AI spam.

The move pits two web veterans against the social media giant they once helped shape. Reddit has faced mounting criticism over API changes and content moderation, creating an opening for a challenger. Digg's strategy involves verifying authentic participation and bundling verification cues to keep bots at bay.

Community creation is now open to everyone, moving beyond the 21 curated groups from the beta. Moderators set their own rules, but with a twist: their logs will be public, offering a level of accountability rarely seen on major platforms. The open beta has no set end date; the team will iterate based on user feedback.

What remains to be seen is whether Digg can attract enough users to create a vibrant ecosystem. The platform's app is live on the App Store, inviting anyone to join the experiment and see if this old-guard duo can fix social media's trust problem.