Substack’s response to the open letter isn’t a surprise, but it does confirm they absolutely will not abandon the right-wing framing of free speech they’ve adopted which not only accepts hate speech, but actively defends racism, transphobia, and other forms of bigotry.
I’ve already been looking into moving to a new platform, and will put more emphasis on that after the holidays.
https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/21/24011232/substack-nazi-moderation-demonetization-hamish-mckenzie
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