Substack’s move into comic book publishing went about as well as Marvel’s 2017 decision to make Captain America a Nazi. A big reason why: Nick Spencer, the same controversial comics writer who penned ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Earlier this month, The Atlantic published a report that Substack was hosting blogs with overt Nazi ...

I dunno about "decrease", but more liberals used to hold up the Voltairian* ideal of "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." It's how we distinguished ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Substack has found a half-measure solution to its Nazi problem — for now. In December 2023, The ...

There’s ongoing discussion about a Nazi problem. Is there a business model problem as well? Joshua Brustein at Bloomberg thinks so: The writers largely handle their own distribution and retain control ...

“Substack is aware that it now has a reputation as a platform for white guys who don’t want to or can’t work at traditional publications anymore, and the company is eager to point out when it has high ...

Three major social media platforms built AI-disclosure infrastructure this summer. Don’t let their bots speak for you.

Substack writers are expressing their concerns about the platform’s following feature on social media, which some argue is suppressing their subscription growth. “Substack is completely gutting their ...

“Some Substack newsletters by Nazis and white nationalists have thousands or tens of thousands of subscribers, making the platform a new and valuable tool for creating mailing lists for the far right.

Well, shit. I had several Substack subscriptions that I enjoyed. However, continuing to read those subscriptions would be like continuing to go to a Nazi bar because there are some entertaining ...