balance -- and possibly veracity", asserting that its blog post on the investigation attempted to make a partisan political issue out of what was essentially just internet trolling, the political ideology of the alleged culprits therefore not being relevant. CNET did also admit within the same article that conservatives were probably gaming Digg. Digg founder Kevin Rose, when asked about the controversy the day the stories were published, commented only that the company is "looking into that." Digg referred to the investigation in an official statement, calling it "an interesting look into the lengths people will go to create the Digg experience they think is best." The Digg "bury button," a popular feature on the site, had been a source of controversy for several years On 26 August 2010, 20 days after addressing the controversy, Digg upgraded to Version 4, and the bury button was removed; it was restored in a further upgrade on November 3, 2010. References External links Database of Digg Patriots Yahoo messagelogs 2010 in American politics 2010 controversies Criticism of journalism Mass media-related controversies in the United States Internet forums