Comment on Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters— Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

Artisian@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Fmstrat@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Yes, and that’s exactly why the article is important. They can either hide behind a “we are just a vehicle for posters” or they can refuse to host the content. They are choosing the former.

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  • lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Yes, and that’s exactly why the article is important.

    Explain to us how subscriptions work like we’re idiots is important? Or was that common knowledge a breakthrough for you?

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    • Artisian@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It does seem like the headline + mechanics are entirely uninteresting and unsurprising. I guess the ‘newsworthy’ thing here is that substack platforms the neo-natzis?

      It also platforms a bunch of ex-guardian journalists, who will say plenty about the harm being done by corporate buyouts and influence in traditional media. So I have a hard time taking this article, from this venue, very seriously.

      For example: fox news, every podcast service, the opinion pages (and some news sections) of most major newspapers, and (I assume) more have all been profiting off of amplifying fringe right-wing folks. Is substack substantially worse? Are they doing anything policy wise that we should advocate for? Regulators who aren’t doing something they should?

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• ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Most subs aren’t comprised of almost exclusively hate speech.

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• deathbird@mander.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  They take a cut of all paid subs.

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