I’ve been tired of Substack platforming white supremacists, Nazis, neo-confederates, and so many of the worst people on the internet for a long time now. So I made a browser extension for all of us.
You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
Destacked: Why I Avoid Substack As Much as Possible - Jacky Alciné
From Substack LLC's attempt to capture the concept of a newsletter as a verb to their overt encouragement and support for Neo-Nazi content, don't expect me to post anything on that platform. I explain why.
Substack Doesn't Want You to Leave - Aaron Ross Powell’s Blog
Substack's business model is unsustainable—unless they lock all their writers in.
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
Substack writers, you need a website!
Substack is convenient, but treat it as a distribution tool for your content. Your content should live on an independently owned website, which has a domain name you control and own. This way, you …
Substack Doesn't Want You to Leave - Aaron Ross Powell
Substack's business model is unsustainable—unless they lock all their writers in.
Drop Site News | Substack
Independent news on politics and war. Click to read Drop Site News, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
This is a disappointing and reductive take by @prospect.org It's a mistake to think of Substack only when thinking of independently published journalism and analysis.
The American Prospect
At their best, Substacks combine a probing brand of journalism with deep scholarly knowledge and a willingness to express a point of view at a time when many legacy newspapers have become timid and cautious.
"I can't leave because they've locked me in" Once again, Substack is the opposite of independence. Also, classic @molly.wiki breakdown of how you win when you leave Substack:
Molly White
www.mollywhite.net
Anil Dash
For the folks who’ve been saying that people can’t get off of Substack to other platforms because they lose subscribers when they do — what’s the percentage? How many readers? What % of total dollars coming in? Do we have hard numbers?
Can you really leave Substack? Substack was built on the promise that creators could leave whenever they wanted, taking their audience & payments with them. Then they built an app, started processing payments through Apple & Google Pay, & now if you leave, you lose everything.
Substack Hostility
Anything to do with substack’s hostility
Quit Substack
I’m also trying not to add Substack links on Semble
Why Between The Hashmarks Left Substack Behind
Former Substack creators say they’re earning more on new platforms that offer larger shares of subscription revenue
Destacked: Why I Avoid Substack As Much as Possible - Jacky Alciné
Substack Doesn't Want You to Leave - Aaron Ross Powell
The Real Reason that Substack is Collapsing
Has Substack’s subscription model really “maxed out?”
Death to Substack? Yes, its time. No more excuses 🫵🏽 We've been working on migration tools for the last couple months. Promising a few of…
Substack Hostility (by 𝕮) — Semble
Former Substack creators say they’re earning more on new platforms that offer larger shares of subscription revenue
Why is Naomi Klein Funding Substack’s Hate Machine?
We're Leaving Substack for Beehiiv
Writers are fleeing the Substack Tax
