I'm Moving to SusanRinkunas.com
Tl;dr: Substack won't de-platform literal Nazis, so I'm taking this newsletter elsewhere, and you, my lovely subscribers, along with me.
Hello there, I’ve been meaning to resuscitate this now-dormant blog but I will not do so on a platform that moderates content published by sex workers more than it does content from white supremacists.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here are some links.
The Atlantic, 11/28/23: Substack Has a Nazi Problem
The Handbasket by
, 12/14/23: Substackers Against NazisKey quote:
In the past you have defended your decision to platform bigotry by saying you “make decisions based on principles not PR” and “will stick to our hands-off approach to content moderation.” But there’s a difference between a hands-off approach and putting your thumb on the scale. We know you moderate some content, including spam sites and newsletters written by sex workers. Why do you choose to promote and allow the monetization of sites that traffic in white nationalism?
Marisa again, 12/16/23: More than 200 publications join Substackers Against Nazis
Then the company’s response.
The Verge 12/21/23: Substack says it will not remove or demonetize Nazi content
Business Insider 12/22/23: Substack's Nazi problem isn't about speech — it's about money
So, I’m saying goodbye here, and I’m adding folks’ email addresses to my new newsletter host, from which I will message you tomorrow morning.
You don’t have to do a thing. Unless you want to unsubscribe from the new place, which you are free to do.
See you on the flip side, and sign up at susanrinkunas.com.
Well it took one day longer than I thought, but I'm now set up on Gh*st:
https://body-politic.ghost.io/welcome/