An approximate 10 percent people at Digg will face lay-off that contributes approximate a dozen employees.

Digg, considered as one of the most dominant force in the social news arena, allows users to share any web page or news snippet on the Digg network.

It comes straight from a mailer posted on the company blog hinting upon the harsh fact from the CEO, Kevin Ross who said, “This is one of the hardest decisions we've had to make recently but we strongly believe that it is the right decision for the long-term health of the company.”

These decisions are made following the additions in engineering and development departments that aim to concentrate.

This in addition to a major re-designing process will be done, said the new CEO who replaced Jay Adelson.