Thanks for the update! The behavior on the part of Digg that you describe reminds me very much of a story that I just recently heard on NPR discussing the Freedom of Information Act.

In a similar style, recently answered FOIA inquiries are coming back with massive amounts (more than usual) of blacked-out text, and the typical items that are blacked out are simply ridiculous. As it turns out, most governmental agencies are now blacking out *anything* that may possibly, at some time now or in the future, be considered sensitive – so every mere mention of any nation or person with which we may not have a perfect relationship is being censored.

This is radically different than the previous policy of “if it’s not obviously and immediately sensitive or classified, don’t censor it”.

Though I don’t know if it’s a similar policy at Digg – don’t incite any negative feelings now or in the future – or if it is a pro-Muslim bias (as Foehammer is investigating), either way it shouldn’t exist.

-R