Digg AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Social News

The best Social News alternative to Digg is Lemmy, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Digg and 15 are Social News so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Social News alternatives to Digg are Reddit, PieFed, SaidIt.net and Mbin.

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  1. Lemmy icon

    Lemmy

     186 likes

    Lemmy is similar to sites like Reddit, Lobste.rs, or Hacker News: you subscribe to forums you're interested in, post links and discussions, then vote, and comment on them. Behind the scenes, it is very different; anyone can easily run a server, and all these servers are...

    74 Lemmy alternatives

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    • Online
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    • Lemmy is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & Self-Hosted alternative to Digg.

    • Lemmy is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Digg.

    • Lemmy is Free and Open SourceDigg is Free and Proprietary
    • Lemmy is Lightweight, Privacy focused and MinimalisticDigg is not according to our users
  2. Reddit icon

    Reddit

     595 likes

    An extensive platform for user-shared content and discussions, organized into niche 'subreddits' across numerous interests like news and video games, with a dynamic voting system influencing what appears on the front page.

    195 Reddit alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Tor
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    • Most users think Reddit is a great Digg alternative.

    • Reddit is the most popular Windows, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Digg.

    • Reddit is Freemium and ProprietaryDigg is Free and Proprietary
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    PieFed

     13 likes

    PieFed is a link aggregator, a forum, a hub of social interaction and information, built for the fediverse. the focus is on individual control, safety, and decentralised power.

    15 PieFed alternatives

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  5. SaidIt.net icon

    SaidIt.net

     45 likes

    Uncensored free speech alternative to the extreme Reddit and Voat forums, democratically civilized by Graham's Debate Pyramid, no illegal transactions nor porn. Truth-seeking anti-corruption news are among the popular themes. Android app, iOS soon.

    130 SaidIt.net alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Android
    • F-Droid
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    Tildes

     16 likes

    A non-profit community site driven by its users' interests.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  9. Steemit icon

    Steemit

     104 likes

    A non-censored social platform where users are incentivized to contribute and curate content. The users decide what is valuable by voting, and content regarded valuable is rewarded with money.

    110 Steemit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  11. Phuks icon

    Phuks

     22 likes

    An alternative to Reddit and Voat. It has the original Voat culture of open expression. Most users on the site are interested in web development but mostly only chat about that in IRC.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
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    higher quality of content. Better discussions.

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    Created by veterans of Digg, Reddit, Voat, etc.. Clean design and a great community that is a breath of fresh air from the melodrama and vitriol of sites like Reddit and Voat.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Phuks is Free and Open SourceDigg is Free and Proprietary
    • Phuks is Privacy focusedDigg is not according to our users
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    Snapzu

     15 likes

    Snapzu is basically reddit alternative. It is a bit better looking, and the community is rather small so far, but growing. Official description: Snapzu is a platform for web content creation, aggregation & discovery, where users like you help provide content and decide what...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  13. Postmill icon

    Postmill

     3 likes

    Postmill is a free, web-based, social link aggregator with voting and threaded comments. It is built on the Symfony framework. Used to host raddle.me.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  14. Mainchan icon

    Mainchan

     4 likes

    Mainchan is a content aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. Registered members submit content to the site such as links, text posts, images, videos, and polls, which are then voted up or down by other members.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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