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The CEO of Substack was asked on a podcast if he would remove someone from Substack if they had written the world needs fewer black people, he didn’t reply. It was excruciating. So I wouldn’t hold out any hope. They seem to actually believe in free speech for all. TERFs, racists and Nazis welcome.

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I definitely get that -- but it's still important to demand accountability and see what happens!

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Thank you Sarah for sharing this, I had no idea that Substack is sinking to the same amoral depths as Fecebook, Twitter etc al. I am posting your letter on my page now

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did anything ever come of this; I can’t find information and am considering starting a substack

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I think Freddie deBoer's take on this is worth reading:

"These Rules About Platforming Nazis Sure Seem Arbitrary and Incoherent!

Substack Nazis very bad, switch to Ghost or Wordpress, which also have Nazis"

https://freddiedeboer.substack.com/p/these-rules-about-platforming-nazis

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Thank you for being part of this movement.

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