When a website reaches Digg.com's front page and the server gets pwned by the large amount of incoming webtraffic. Images and videos worsen the Digg Rape effect due to their relatively higher bandwidth requirements versus plain text.

Usually one will notice the Digg Rape effect when trying to browse to a site linked through Digg.
Whoa, www.4chan.com got Digg Raped again, page won't load. I can has mirror?
by SovereignGFC December 18, 2007
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