Substack is bowing down, just like all the others. Not that complicated. It is why I never built @democracydocket.com on Substack.
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Drew Harwell
Really odd to see Substack celebrating Musk for "advancing freedom of speech on X." When we reported that X was secretly and systematically throttling traffic to Substack, the co-founders told us it was an "unreliable" platform with "hostile" policies www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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I promise
One thing I’m grateful for through all of this, is that the greedy technocrats are telling us who every time they bend over and use their hands to open wide.
But what I don't get (and I wont call anyone out by name), is new authors who have not done their research...
try https://ghost.org ?
I'm referring not to official government actions but instead to the civilian population's retribution in some of the cities and towns.
I Quit #Twitter then tried #Threads and #Tribel they were not for me.
Thankfully,I was invited to #BlueSky I hope it’s here to stay
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Drop X, Drop Meta ... and all related platforms.
WTF AMerica. WAKE UP!
And DO NOT tell everyone what to do. You listed no justifications, so we should just do what YOU say?
it on my feed. If I wanted to see that, I'd still be on Meta and X.
And presumably enraging for masses of talented wordsmiths and their readers, who took refuge there after the little bird turned cuckoo.
Pretending otherwise makes it seems like corporations have the power of government,
Substack is a private platform and can therefore at any moment change its editorial and content moderation policies. This is their Free Speech right! It is this Free Speech right that is protected from government interference.
My Ukrainian friend lives in a war zone and as a budding writer uses #Substack to reach his audience and pay his rent.
Let's respect those caught in these webs of deceit.
#TrumpIsAConvictedFelon
https://bsky.app/profile/thetnholler.bsky.social/post/3lgvf3abxy22p
of every single US Congress reporter, no matter how small, & some national reporters,
every NPR voice & PBS face,
every NBC & MSNBC face,
late night comedy talk shows joking from news.
Send me updates
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:63wmcdkk7wyqjpzaj753feab/feed/aaaimqiendhre
I JUST created an account over there and downloaded the app in response to Acosta moving over there.
I also caved with this site and finally made the move, but I really really hope none of us soon regret it