A routine reminder that it's always a good idea to boycott #Substack.
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@Trixiemaina @_elena
Enjoy your "go to app".
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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/07/revealed-how-substack-makes-money-from-hosting-nazi-newsletters -
A routine reminder that it's always a good idea to boycott #Substack.
We have long known that it platforms and profits from Nazi publications. And now: #manosphere influencers with multiple accusations of serious crimes... so much so that there is a dedicated Wikipedia page about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers
No problem for #Substack though! They happily take a 10% cut from all paid subscriptions.
There are many great alternatives to SS: Ghost, Buttondown, beehiiv, Patreon... no more excuses
@_elena I believe there’s space for anyone in the world to express their ideas, in Tate’s case the space inside a rubbish bin. Any respectable platform would never accept to profit from his disgusting and harmful propaganda, but then again Substack is not a respectable one.
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@_elena I didn't know substack platforms human traffickers, misogynists and xenophobes.
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@_elena I've noticed a lot of folks have no idea what "Substack" is. They see a newsletter. It has information they agree with. They sign up. They don't think about it beyond that.
Basically, if we want to take a bite out of the SS, I think we need to educate folks on what the uniform looks like.
IMO that has to go hand-in-hand with reaching out to writers in our lives and encouraging them to look at alternatives.
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@_elena @jwildeboer ok, this last one I wholeheartedly agree to.
Instead of condemning a site or platform, because of one user is kinda.. childish.
So, Tate lives on earth, we should all go to mars or somewhere?
Live and let live. This kind of attention, makes them more visible, makes you a part of your own 'problem?'.
Reminder, it's 2026.. is this the best way to invest energy for something greater. It's easy, but.. better?
Just saying.
@codebuzz @_elena @jwildeboer One user and all the neo-Nazis. Remember them? The ones Substack refuses to remove?
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@_elena @jwildeboer ok, this last one I wholeheartedly agree to.
Instead of condemning a site or platform, because of one user is kinda.. childish.
So, Tate lives on earth, we should all go to mars or somewhere?
Live and let live. This kind of attention, makes them more visible, makes you a part of your own 'problem?'.
Reminder, it's 2026.. is this the best way to invest energy for something greater. It's easy, but.. better?
Just saying.
We have only one planet, but there are lots of blogging sites. That's where your comparison breaks down.
And we cannot treat Nazism as an equal and valid viewpoint. We must reject it, and reject it hard.
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A routine reminder that it's always a good idea to boycott #Substack.
We have long known that it platforms and profits from Nazi publications. And now: #manosphere influencers with multiple accusations of serious crimes... so much so that there is a dedicated Wikipedia page about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers
No problem for #Substack though! They happily take a 10% cut from all paid subscriptions.
There are many great alternatives to SS: Ghost, Buttondown, beehiiv, Patreon... no more excuses
@_elena here’s an alternative built by me https://lmno.lol my https://xenodium.com blog runs off that.
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A routine reminder that it's always a good idea to boycott #Substack.
We have long known that it platforms and profits from Nazi publications. And now: #manosphere influencers with multiple accusations of serious crimes... so much so that there is a dedicated Wikipedia page about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers
No problem for #Substack though! They happily take a 10% cut from all paid subscriptions.
There are many great alternatives to SS: Ghost, Buttondown, beehiiv, Patreon... no more excuses
@_elena Substack? More like subshit
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@_elena Yeah, I'm not happy about Nazi's, racists, etc. on Substack, but they also have Rick Wilson, HCR, Joyce Vance, and other fine progressives - some of the most important Antifa voices of this generation. I'll pass on the boycott. Let others see what Andrew Tate is all about. That's what we call free speech.
"Rick Wilson, HCR, Joyce Vance"
We convince them to move
"That's what we call free speech"
Speech intended to limit the freedoms of those who are women, nonwhite, trans, gay, nonChristian, people with disabilities, etc is not free speech
How do you define speech against freedom as free speech?
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If I had a nickel for every time I see the word facist or nazi on mastodon or bluesky I could probably buy a new car. Can we stop throwing around the same two words??
the topic here is substack which platforms actual literal nazis. the swastika prominently shown. this whole "you use that word too much" is a weird hill to die on when dealing with genuine nazis my friend
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A routine reminder that it's always a good idea to boycott #Substack.
We have long known that it platforms and profits from Nazi publications. And now: #manosphere influencers with multiple accusations of serious crimes... so much so that there is a dedicated Wikipedia page about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers
No problem for #Substack though! They happily take a 10% cut from all paid subscriptions.
There are many great alternatives to SS: Ghost, Buttondown, beehiiv, Patreon... no more excuses
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A routine reminder that it's always a good idea to boycott #Substack.
We have long known that it platforms and profits from Nazi publications. And now: #manosphere influencers with multiple accusations of serious crimes... so much so that there is a dedicated Wikipedia page about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers
No problem for #Substack though! They happily take a 10% cut from all paid subscriptions.
There are many great alternatives to SS: Ghost, Buttondown, beehiiv, Patreon... no more excuses
@_elena real shame so many journalists still use substack, but you do you. i'm purging myself of most news stuff. it's just too depressing and too stupid and it isn't helping my mental health at all
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@_elena @jwildeboer ok, this last one I wholeheartedly agree to.
Instead of condemning a site or platform, because of one user is kinda.. childish.
So, Tate lives on earth, we should all go to mars or somewhere?
Live and let live. This kind of attention, makes them more visible, makes you a part of your own 'problem?'.
Reminder, it's 2026.. is this the best way to invest energy for something greater. It's easy, but.. better?
Just saying.
@codebuzz @_elena @jwildeboer it's not about one user, 'just saying' - JAQing off, more like. Don't do this.
He's an example. Even if it were just him, why would you want to share a platform with a rapist? -
@_elena The line for me is between "free speech" and deliberately divisive "hate speech". The former we tolerate, even if we disagree, the latter should be subjected to the law or - where that fails - deliberate action to call it out and limit its spread. Especially when it's from sources already known to have committed crimes.
@cubeExplorer @_elena Liberalism has to defend itself but I think part of that is that it does have to allow, if not tolerate, deliberately divisive and even hateful speech.
Group think is bad.
I think Popper called out the line pretty well: when they advocate that we don't discuss differences but instead raise fist or sword. That's when...well...you do, and you get it done.
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R relay@relay.mycrowd.ca shared this topic
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A routine reminder that it's always a good idea to boycott #Substack.
We have long known that it platforms and profits from Nazi publications. And now: #manosphere influencers with multiple accusations of serious crimes... so much so that there is a dedicated Wikipedia page about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers
No problem for #Substack though! They happily take a 10% cut from all paid subscriptions.
There are many great alternatives to SS: Ghost, Buttondown, beehiiv, Patreon... no more excuses
@_elena today I learned 'Substack' is a thing, I'm boycotting it as of now.
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@_elena Ghost is the one I'd push hardest on that list. I moved my practice blog there about a year ago - setup is straightforward, you own your subscriber list outright, and the SEO tooling is solid enough that I stopped needing a separate layer on top. The one honest caveat: the theme customization requires comfort with code. For most writers though, the defaults are good enough to ship immediately.
The blocker that is preventing writers from moving away from Substack is not technical migration issues, it's that they can reasonably expect their audience growth to stalll or even reverse when they leave the platform. Substack is good at cross-promoting, just as Medium or Tumblr were back in their day.
We don't have to like Substack to recognize this fact. I loathe the company for its Medium-esque hostile dark pattern-laden design, even before we discuss the fact it platforms actual Nazis.
Until there is an effective alternative solution to this discovery and audience acquisition problem, they will stay put on Substack despite any disquiet over the platform.
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@_elena @jwildeboer ok, this last one I wholeheartedly agree to.
Instead of condemning a site or platform, because of one user is kinda.. childish.
So, Tate lives on earth, we should all go to mars or somewhere?
Live and let live. This kind of attention, makes them more visible, makes you a part of your own 'problem?'.
Reminder, it's 2026.. is this the best way to invest energy for something greater. It's easy, but.. better?
Just saying.
@codebuzz
"Just saying" nothing. You're wrong. -
@niklaskorz No, they have 4 payment offers: https://help.steadyhq.com/en/articles/6265640-how-to-make-a-payment
It's the creatives who choose their offers.
Many choose Paypal because it's widely accepted. Paypal has a bank status in the EU, and therefore much stronger regulations than elsewhere. And their invoices comply with the requirements of the tax authorities. Here in France, they are directly connected to them.
That means that I don't have any paperwork for my declarations, the invoices of Steady and Paypal comply 100%. -
@niklaskorz No, they have 4 payment offers: https://help.steadyhq.com/en/articles/6265640-how-to-make-a-payment
It's the creatives who choose their offers.
Many choose Paypal because it's widely accepted. Paypal has a bank status in the EU, and therefore much stronger regulations than elsewhere. And their invoices comply with the requirements of the tax authorities. Here in France, they are directly connected to them.
That means that I don't have any paperwork for my declarations, the invoices of Steady and Paypal comply 100%.@niklaskorz Ah, sorry, I just see that you speak about the payout only. Yes that's Paypal: https://help.steadyhq.com/en/articles/6265682-do-i-need-a-paypal-account-to-receive-payouts
But feel free to ask/propose them alternatives!
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A routine reminder that it's always a good idea to boycott #Substack.
We have long known that it platforms and profits from Nazi publications. And now: #manosphere influencers with multiple accusations of serious crimes... so much so that there is a dedicated Wikipedia page about them: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers
No problem for #Substack though! They happily take a 10% cut from all paid subscriptions.
There are many great alternatives to SS: Ghost, Buttondown, beehiiv, Patreon... no more excuses
Michael DeAdder is on Substack. I'm torn, as he's so good, and they're so bad. Ditto for Heather Cox Richardson. I wonder if they're blissfully ignorant (seems unlikely) or are they tied in through the wonders of an extended contract?
