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Digg.com Pwnt By The Masses!

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Shared on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 00:24
If anyone checks out digg.com right now you'll see a huge mess. Apparently a user submits the hex values 09 F9 11 03 9D 74 E3 5B D6 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 and is banned from the site.

These numbers have something to do with an HD-DVD hack and since Diggnation is sponsored by HD-DVD the reason seems sound: take down the story before things get out of hand with their sponsor....but then it all goes wrong.

Users revolt, leaving the site and digging stories with the hex digits all over the front page. How will digg spin control this? Should be interesting. Personally, I think if the top 100 diggers stick with the site (don't revolt and leave) they'll keep the typical crowd coming back for more.

However, it is interesting to see how masses can revolt in "mob mentality" on the Internet and completely destroy something that was running perfectly normal only hours before.

CodeMonkey

09 F9 11 03 9D 74 E3 5B D6 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 -- perhaps they're the "lucky numbers" that Hurley has been talking about (inside joke for Lost watchers)

Comments

doodirock's picture
Submitted by doodirock on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 00:26
Freaking awsome
SirPoonga's picture
Submitted by SirPoonga on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 00:39
But it isn't censorship, it's copyright infringement. It's the same if this site hosted an ISO and key for windows vista. I really wouldn't put the code on the site. That's the key to bypass drm on hd dvd.
jikado's picture
Submitted by jikado on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 01:59
I watched as this happened, and still don't get why people would revolt against one of the best sites on the internet (aside from 2o2p). At first I didn't even know what that code was, having only seen it in responses to other stories, but I googled it and came back with about 20 or so results. Just hours later, it was beyond 28,000. I really hope digg can recover from this, sadly, I fear it may lead to paid memberships or something along those lines.
CrypticCat's picture
Submitted by CrypticCat on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 06:27
As soon as an initiative gats sponsored by a multi-national company, the people behind it must defend her interests. If 2o2p would get sponsored by say Microsoft, many things we would usually be inclined to say about the company would be subjected to moderation. Sponsorship gives financial room for breathe, but it does impose some responsibility on the sponsorees. Many people using the Internet think that it's a place where they can say anything everywhere at any time they please, usually abusing the right of free speech which does not even apply since evidently the duty to use common sense was ignored. If it comes to the downfall of digg, then it's not due to the moderators, who merely saw to the interest of their backers but to the morons who frequented digg and who falsely believed that their 'rights' were in the balance. It seems that education is hard to come by this day and age.
Azuredreams's picture
Submitted by Azuredreams on Sun, 05/06/2007 - 12:08
Digg has broken under the pressure of their fanbase. [url]http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2189058/digg-bows-user-pressure[/...
DEEP_NNN's picture
Submitted by DEEP_NNN on Sun, 05/06/2007 - 13:35
I agree with SirPoonga on the copyright infringement issue. If that is the actual decoding string, then why is it posted on this site? Doesn't seem like this is the correct place for that sort of thing. If it's not then, okay by me. I think Digg is a silly site that has my attention for some reason. My addiction feeds off it I think.
Jmarps's picture
Submitted by Jmarps on Sun, 05/06/2007 - 14:17
If that were the combination to Kevin Rose'spersnal safe, do you think he would have left it up? It's BS and should ave been pulled. All the people usng freedom of speech as the reson why it shouldn't shuld think long and hard if they wanted their ATM PIN's posted.

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