Let me paint the picture for you. You spent the last 8 hours perfecting a killer linkbait. You're proud of your work. You think it's going to do well on Digg, it collects some votes...
...a few hours later, you receive an email from someone claiming that he'll get your account deleted and your article removed from Digg if you don't pay him $1000.
Well, not having $1000 to spend, and not believing for a second that this is for real, you ignore it...
...and then bang, your story's gone, your account has been deleted.
Welcome to the brave new world of Digg blackmail. Where sophisticated online users earn a living by abusing the Digg abuse reporting system. It' a reality. I'd heard about it, but I've now seen it happen...and you should prepare for it to happen to you too.
So, you want to try your hand at Digg blackmail?
Here's how you do it. Read the rest of this entry
