[Infowarrior] - Digg Riot Over Pulled HD-DVD Key Story

[Richard Forno]

(interesting this link was found on, of all places, the Drudge Report!!
---rf)


Breaking: Digg Riot in Full Effect Over Pulled HD-DVD Key Story

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/geeks-will-not-be-silenced/breaking-digg-riot-in-
full-effect-over-pulled-hd+dvd-key-story-256982.php

The power of Web 2.0 is in full effect over at Digg, where users are
revolting over Digg's decision to pull a story (that netted over 15,000
diggs) and reportedly boot a user for posting the HD-DVD AACS Processing Key
number, which would allow someone to crack the copy protection on an HD-DVD.
The front page (along with two and three) of Digg consists entirely of
stories flaunting the number or criticizing Digg for its actions. Update:
Fresh screencap, gallery of first four pages and thoughts after the jump.

While it might not have proven to be the best course of action in hindsight,
we seriously doubt that Kevin Rose's decision to pull the story revealing
the HD-DVD key was selling out or intentionally betraying the community. A
number of people have pointed out that HD-DVD is a Digg sponsor, and have
used that fact to level such charges at Kevin.

We have sponsors too, but that doesn't ever mean we'd sell out our readers
or alter our content because of those sponsors. Kevin has equally shown
nothing but commitment to the Digg's users, community, and site's integrity.
People should hear out his explanation for this move before wholesale
trashing Digg's founder.

That said, tonight's been a watermark in social media, even just looking at
the ingenious (and often hilarious) variations users have come up with to
cram the key into headlines, comments and users invites. Personal favorite
so far: "Digg deleted my hard drive for posting the HD-DVD KEY! Now my hard
drive refuses to write in binary. I get Error Code:
09-F9-11-02-9D-74-E3-5B-D8-41-56-C5-63-56-88-C0 . Oh noz."