Why I Left Substack
Because Substack believes in platforming Nazis.
This isn’t new information—it has been reported on since 2023—but I was never that tuned into the Substack side of the internet. It wasn’t until the TikTok Ban looked like it might be real that I really looked into starting a new social media account. So, I hopped over to the platform without much research. But then the founder wrote this article, praising Elon Musk as a “vocal supporter of free speech,” and my side of the internet finally caught on, bailing from the platform in droves. I’ll admit, I didn’t look into it until recently because the world is on fire, and staying on top of every fascist out there is a little overwhelming. I finally read it, and it’s as bad as it sounds. They argue freedom of expression as an excuse to allow harmful, hateful, and violent rhetoric on their site, and I don’t want to contribute to that bullshit. I’m sorry that I did for the first few months of this year.
So, the bottom line is I’m not on Substack.
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Thanks for sticking with me as I navigate trying to write things online and share them with y’all. Happy you’re here.
XO, Erin
Sources:
Substack Says It Will Not Ban Nazis or Extremist Speech, The New York Times
Substack Has a Nazi Problem, The Atlantic
Substack’s woes deepen as tech blog leaves over Nazi content, The Washington Post
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