Substack is using this myth of free speech absolutism to dismiss concerns about platforming and monetizing Nazi speech. Substack is privately owned. They could moderate racist and anti-trans content. THEY HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO TIME AND AGAIN because their business model is literally not sustainable. - ThreadSky

angryblacklady.bsky.social • 5 days ago

Substack is using this myth of free speech absolutism to dismiss concerns about platforming and monetizing Nazi speech.

Substack is privately owned. They could moderate racist and anti-trans content. THEY HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO TIME AND AGAIN because their business model is literally not sustainable.

Reposted from Sherrilyn Ifill

This consistent error by media has allowed Elon’s myth of free speech absolutism to flourish. Musk and Zuck privately own their platforms. They can set the standards as they wish. It is the failure of MSM outlets to understand the most basic aspect of the First Amendment that has allowed Musk to…

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cdfrost.bsky.social•5 days ago

We are not in a dialogue, it is a battle for how our country is governed. In a battle, giving your opponent access to more powerful weapons than you have is idiocy, or treason to your own

angryblacklady.bsky.social•5 days ago

I don’t know what this means

cdfrost.bsky.social•5 days ago

You have been clear even I haven’t. I mean that giving control over media to those who aim to control free speech will stifle our voices.

angryblacklady.bsky.social•5 days ago

Oh! Agreed!

cdfrost.bsky.social•5 days ago

The control of media is a dangerous weapon and it’s a structural advantage for these idiots.
I like hearing from people whose experience is unlike mine because it reminds me of the breadth of community I have.

travelswithbrindle.bsky.social•5 days ago

They’ve also shut down Substacks by sex workers because they’re worried about the liability

scootermonkey.bsky.social•5 days ago

I'm not the one who originated this thought, but free speech, like tolerance, isn't a value it is a social contract and if you don't abide by the contract you aren't protected by it. Ban Nazis everywhere

emerysage.bsky.social•5 days ago

I had no idea about any of this until you posted about it - thank you so much!! Got rid of substack immediately. Tons of appreciation for educating us 💙

angryblacklady.bsky.social•5 days ago

Substack had to crowdsource funding from Substack writers to tune of 7 million dollars. Imagine being a substack writer and paying substack. Lol

Substack is going to collapse and soon will be nothing but a memory. But when they collapse, I hope you have all of your writing backed up somewhere else.

cynde.bsky.social•5 days ago

I kid you about it but I didn’t know, and I was reading their feed for social media. I deleted the app when you posted it. I do repost them tho, I should stop that.

marcosantana.bsky.social•5 days ago

Substack won’t collapse unless its funders like Andreessen, a Trump supporter, force its writers to just push Trump propaganda.

Its business model currently depends on the collapse of mainstream and social media who push Trump propaganda. lol @chriscillizza.bsky.social @chrislhayes.bsky.social

eli.pizza•5 days ago

They have in fact chosen to *amplify* racist voices

tokyopoetryclub.bsky.social•23 hours ago

Started using ghost instead.

https://ghost.org/vs/substack/

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