All articles tagged with #substack
Originally Published 7 days ago — by The New York Times
Victoria Wolff is transforming her lifestyle and her husband's public image by creating newsletters and social media content that showcase their life at their Amagansett home, blending domestic charm with media influence.
Originally Published 1 month ago — by Puck
The article discusses how digital media companies are turning to creator-focused subscription platforms like Substack and Patreon to find sustainable audiences, amid a landscape where traditional news and search referral traffic are declining due to AI and changing consumer habits, highlighting a shift towards authenticity and parasocial relationships in media.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
The private Reddit community r/malefashionadvice, with over 5 million subscribers, is encouraging its users to migrate to Discord and Substack as part of the ongoing Reddit protest. The Discord platform allows members to chat and share fashion-related content, while the Substack hosts guides from the subreddit. Although smaller in size, both platforms offer alternative homes for the community's resources. The subreddit's moderators have received a message from a Reddit admin, stating that they will be replaced if they don't reopen the community. Other subreddits are also participating in protests and seeking alternative platforms.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by NPR
Mary Trump, E. Jean Carroll, and Jennifer Taub have collaborated on a romance novel, The Italian Lesson, which will be published on Substack. The novel follows the familiar romance pattern of an American woman opening a café in Tuscany and meeting a hunk. Despite pushback from some members of her circle, Trump defends the project, saying that romance isn't fluff and can be transformational. The first three weeks of content are free, but readers will have to pay $60 a year or $6 a month to access the rest.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Twitter Blue subscribers now have a 10,000 character limit and support for bold and italic text formatting, as Twitter aims to compete with newsletter platforms like Substack. The company has rebranded its "Super Follows" feature to "Subscriptions" and is offering attractive monetization terms to creators. However, Twitter Blue is struggling to attract subscribers, with only 0.1% of Twitter's daily active users estimated to be subscribers.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Bulwark
Twitter CEO Elon Musk faced criticism from Substack writers and some of his allies for restricting interactions with tweets containing Substack links, which were disabled without any official announcement. The restrictions were lifted after a day, but Twitter searches for "Substack" still yield results for "newsletter." Musk's commitment to free speech has been questioned, with some pointing to his accommodating demands by the Indian government to disable accounts of opposition politicians, activists, and journalists. Musk's tenure as Twitter CEO has been criticized for petty fights, boosting conspiracy theories, and bad management.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo News
Elon Musk and investigative journalist Matt Taibbi are in a growing feud over claims that Twitter was blocking the dissemination of Substack content. Musk called Taibbi's claim "false," but Twitter users fact-checked and flagged his comments. Substack co-founder Chris Best also challenged Musk's interpretation of the situation. Taibbi had announced he was leaving Twitter over the dispute, but it appears to have been resolved.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Substack CEO Chris Best responded to Elon Musk's claim that Substack was "trying to download a massive portion of the Twitter database to bootstrap their Twitter clone" by saying that Substack has used the Twitter API for years and thinks they're in compliance with the terms of service. Best also expressed frustration with Twitter's actions, which have a greater impact on individual small business owners who use Substack as an enterprise software provider.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by New York Post
Elon Musk and journalist Matt Taibbi are in a feud over Twitter's alleged suppression of Substack links. Musk denied the charge and claimed Taibbi was an employee of Substack, which Substack co-founder Chris Best refuted. Twitter had been blocking likes and comments on tweets referring to Substack stories and labeling Substack links as "unsafe," but the labels have since been lifted.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fox Business
Twitter has been accused of censorship after restricting users from sharing content from the semi-competitor platform Substack. Elon Musk, who promised a freedom of speech-focused approach to the management of Twitter, has been accused of going back on his commitment to fairness on the platform. Musk denied the accusations, claiming that Substack links were never blocked and that the platform was trying to download a massive portion of the Twitter database to bootstrap their Twitter clone. The CEO of Substack, Chris Best, responded to Musk's comments, saying that Substack links have been severely throttled on Twitter.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Daily Beast
Matt Taibbi, one of Elon Musk's chosen reporters for the "Twitter Files," has left Twitter after the platform restricted links to Substack. Twitter began blocking likes, retweets, and comments from posts containing Substack links, which led to widespread backlash. Taibbi, who had praised Musk's handling of Twitter, was unhappy that he could not share his recent Substack posts criticizing MSNBC and Mehdi Hasan. He sent an email to his subscribers announcing his departure from Twitter and will use the new Substack Notes feature instead.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by New York Post
Journalist Matt Taibbi, known for his "Twitter Files" reports, is leaving Twitter after the platform barred Substack users from sharing Twitter links. Taibbi had agreed to release his reporting live via lengthy Twitter threads, but also posted his reports on Substack. After Substack announced Notes, a new competitive feature that allows short-form posts similar to a tweet, Twitter retaliated by barring the ability to share links or even embed tweets in Substack posts. Taibbi explained why he was leaving Twitter and wrote that Musk’s platform sees Substack Notes as “a hostile rival.”
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Mashable
Elon Musk and his lead Twitter Files writer, Matt Taibbi, have ended their relationship over Musk's decision to block interactions on tweets that include links to Substack. Taibbi has left Twitter and will solely be using Substack going forward. Twitter's actions against Substack today have caused many Twitter users to receive greatly diminished reach on the platform. The feud between Taibbi and Musk comes just one day after Taibbi appeared on MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan's cable news shot where Hasan pressed Taibbi on various errors in his Twitter Files reporting.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Matt Taibbi, one of the journalists handpicked by Elon Musk for his "Twitter Files," has announced that he is leaving Twitter due to the platform's ongoing restrictions on Substack. Twitter has been blocking users from interacting with tweets containing Substack URLs and limiting interactions with Substack's Twitter account. Taibbi claims that he was given an ultimatum to post articles on Twitter instead of Substack. He plans to stay with Substack and start using its new feature called Notes. This is embarrassing for Musk, who has made free speech his brand, yet is cracking down on a competitor.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by The Verge
Twitter's recent ban on the promotion of Substack newsletters has caused problems for Substack writers who rely on Twitter to attract new subscribers. The ban means that users can't like, reply to, or retweet tweets that link to substack.com. This severely limits the ability for newsletters to spread on Twitter, which can hurt their ability to grow a business around it. Some Substack writers have custom domains, which skirts the ban, but the policy change impacts the vast majority of newsletters on the platform, including some of its top names. The move has caused some Substack writers to consider leaving Twitter altogether.