Mozilla announced the shutdown of its read-it-later app, Pocket, on July 8, prompting Kevin Rose, co-founder of the new Digg, to express interest in acquiring it. The acquisition could enhance Digg's revitalization efforts by utilizing Pocket's user base, allowing for innovative integrations between the two platforms. The collaboration could also position Digg to better compete with rivals by providing a steeper content-sharing pipeline while capitalizing on Rose's connection to both Digg and the broader social news landscape, alongside Reddit's Alexis Ohanian.
On Thursday, Mozilla announced it would shut down Pocket on July 8, saying that the way people use the web has evolved, and it needed to focus on new areas of development.
Kevin Rose, Digg's original owner, now co-founder of the new Digg alongside Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, posted on X that his company would be interested in acquiring Pocket from Mozilla.
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