Substack

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Substack is a silo for publishing blog posts with a newsletter feature that allows authors to charge for subscriptions.

Features

• blog posts
• podcasts
• email newsletter publishing
  • paid tier
• feed reader (supports RSS)
• chat

IndieWeb support

• Tracy Durnell suggested adding Webmention support via Substack comment on the Substack newsletter/ blog "On Substack" on 2022 Dec 27

Criticism

Funds transphobia

2021-03-21 Jude Ellison Sady Doyle: In Queers We Trust. All Others Pay Cash. (archived)

Lack of accountability

• “So Substack has an editorial policy, but no accountability. And they have terms of service, but no enforcement. … It’s the usual Silicon Valley sleight-of-hand move, very similar to Uber reps claiming drivers aren’t “core” to their business.” https://thehypothesis.substack.com/p/heres-why-substacks-scam-worked-so

Many trackers by default

• https://twitter.com/jakobsohn/status/1404889520332488708
  • "Ironically, quite a few google and optimizely trackers on your blog. Likely unintentional as they're quite difficult to avoid using any commercial service but if substack isn't paying you, consider moving elsewhere? And if they are, maybe a post explaining what's being collected." @jakobsohn June 15, 2021

Articles

• 2020 Winter: CJR: The Substackerati
• 2021-04-11 NYT: Why We’re Freaking Out About Substack

Quits

• 2021-03-15 Daniel Hon: s09e08: Wear a mask. It’ll change your life. (archived)

  I’ll be moving this newsletter away from Substack soon and closing my account

  • Moved to own domain and Buttondown for sending the newsletter
  • 2021-03-18 Daniel Hon: s09e09: A New Hope (archived)

See Also

• newsletter
• business model
• criticism: new Notes feature and moderation challenges/neglect (CW racism or support thereof) https://www.theverge.com/23681875/substack-notes-twitter-elon-musk-content-moderation-free-speech