Substack, the newsletter publishing platform, has removed five publications that expressed support for Nazi ideologies after facing a writer revolt and widespread criticism over its content policies. Despite this action, Substack's approach to content moderation remains unchanged, as it does not plan to proactively remove neo-Nazi and far-right extremist content. The controversy has led to significant backlash, with some writers threatening to leave the platform. One of the most notable departures is the tech blog Platformer, led by journalist Casey Newton, which is migrating to Ghost in response to Substack's refusal to commit to proactively removing pro-Nazi material.
Amid Nazi content controversy, Substack subscription network loses writers https://t.co/GBqGAEbHUh
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Platformer leaves Substack over Nazi content https://t.co/XclP9YJ54A
Top newsletter Platformer is leaving Substack amid controversy over the platform's policies surrounding pro-Nazi content More: https://t.co/SeE1xPqufY https://t.co/SeE1xPqufY
Tech News Site Platformer Quits Substack Over Pro-Nazi Content https://t.co/Tcvf0XKkdM
One of the newsletter platform Substack’s most prominent writers is abandoning the platform over its decision not to moderate praise for Nazis and pro-Holocaust material. https://t.co/7LwdiKjiKu
Substack’s woes deepen as tech blog leaves over Nazi content. Journalist Casey Newton’s publication Platformer is cutting ties with the platform https://t.co/b7oY06xf4I
Substack keeps the Nazis, loses Platformer https://t.co/WPSG46WXfl
Platformer is leaving Substack and migrating to Ghost, saying it doesn't believe Substack will publicly commit to proactively removing pro-Nazi material (@caseynewton / Platformer) https://t.co/9zFjeRkuAS 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/DgZwCFSITV
New: Casey Newton's Platformer is leaving Substack, suggesting its recent move to ban some accounts has failed to quell a writer revolt over its tolerance of extremist content. https://t.co/IxrCBT0Pro w/ @TaylorLorenz
Substack's nazi debacle is, in my opinion, a symptom of a larger issue: They're clearly more interested in enshitting themselves and turning the site into a right-wing social network than they are in supporting email publishing. I'm out. https://t.co/dsP8PVYkLS https://t.co/NI8V6kispz
Substack takes a halfsies approach to banning Nazis https://t.co/jVq3sNCNsb
Facing a writer revolt, the newsletter platform Substack agrees to ban some accounts — testing its “free speech” stance. https://t.co/NZf97TbRjx
Facing a writer revolt, Substack changed course from defending Nazis' right to speak and banned 5 obscure extremist accounts. Some critics say it isn't enough. Our story today on the growing cracks in Substack's "free speech" stance: https://t.co/Irjipf3A02
Substack Changes Its Mind, Will Remove Pro-Nazi Content After All https://t.co/sadbbQ58P5
Substack removes multiple newsletters including pro-Nazi content https://t.co/IenYV9UHJ5
Does Substack have a "Nazi problem"? There are probably way more neo-Nazis on Twitter than there are Substack. Cooking and knitting blogs get many times the traffic. Isn't it time to put these moral panics into perspective? https://t.co/4QyDihQo3d
The newsletter publisher Substack says it has removed five publications after weeks of pressure from writers who threatened to quit the platform over its refusal to remove Nazis and other white supremacists from its roster. https://t.co/YlRsmmFqQp
Substack Takes Down Some Nazi Newsletters But Won’t Actively Moderate Far-Right Publishers https://t.co/GubziV6FZz https://t.co/Q6huTwL7ta
Substack has offered exactly the wrong response to its ‘Nazi problem’ https://t.co/TS8QOf1RnI
The newsletter publisher Substack has removed five publications that included incitements to violence, after weeks of pressure from writers who threatened to quit the platform over its refusal to remove Nazis and other white supremacists from its roster. https://t.co/eAon6JhShL
Substack removes five pro-Nazi newsletters but says its rules aren’t changing https://t.co/8VWOtEIskP https://t.co/Xrcur1iXmi
Substack said that it will remove some publications that support Nazis from its services following backlash https://t.co/reLatHumX2 https://t.co/reLatHumX2
Substack is going to remove five Nazi newsletters https://t.co/LJMCmIwUoZ
NEWS: Substack is removing publications that express support for Nazis. https://t.co/zfb5lbp4bZ
.@platformer reports that Substack agreed to remove "a few" Nazi publications. But also noted that "The company’s outspoken embrace of fringe viewpoints all but ensures that the number of extremist publications on the platform will grow." https://t.co/8xs5IWY57E
Substack says it'll remove some Nazi publications, but its new policy interpretation won't include proactively removing neo-Nazi and far-right extremism content (@caseynewton / Platformer) https://t.co/w6yT9jwetN https://t.co/YupJtES6Jy
Substack says it'll remove some Nazi publications, but its new policy interpretation won't include proactively removing neo-Nazi and far-right extremism content (@caseynewton / Platformer) https://t.co/ydEtLTUICt 📫 Subscribe: https://t.co/OyWeKSRpIM https://t.co/CNup6paWvl
Platformer gets results: "Substack is removing some publications that express support for Nazis… The company is also terminating the accounts of several publications that endorse Nazi ideology and that Platformer flagged to the company for review..." https://t.co/W1xIBRtzvQ
I'm writing about Substack and Nazis in my newsletter. My post will explain a pretty basic error in Jonathan Katz's reporting in The Atlantic -- one that was picked up and spread far and wide and which helped fuel the anti-Substack fervor. Hopefully up in the next 24.