Substack keeps the Nazis, loses the platformer

platform gamescience and technology communication begins with edge Alumnus Casey Newton is leaving Substack over its policies and reaction to pro-Nazi publications using the platform.

Newton noted that after identifying seven Substack publications that “explicitly supported Nazi Germany in the 1930s and called for violence against groups such as Jews,” the platform removed one of them and five others on the list. Another thing that happened was that the platform’s co-founder asked that their conversations not be recorded, and then leaked those conversations to another publication.

The problem has been growing over the past few weeks.back atlantic organization After publishing an article stating that Substack had been hosting and profiting from pro-Nazi publications, more than 200 Substack authors wrote an open letter to the company asking it to clarify its stance. On December 21, Substack co-founder Hamish McKenzie said that Nazi content will not be removed or de-monetized.

“That’s when I started thinking platform game Need to get off Substack,” Newton wrote. “I don’t know of any major U.S. consumer internet platform that doesn’t explicitly ban glorifying Nazi hate speech, let alone welcome them to set up shop and start selling subscriptions.”

After soliciting responses from relevant departments, platform game In the community, Newton said readers have made it clear that the publication should leave Substack. platform game Migrating to Ghost is underway, and Newton says you don’t need to take any action to continue receiving the publication. “If all goes well, you will receive Tuesday’s edition after Monday’s Martin Luther King holiday. platform game As usual,” he said.

Substack did not immediately respond to a request for comment.