Something happened to me recently, and I don't mean to be dramatic, but it's truly a shameful thing.
Two days ago, I joined the writing platform #substack & even though @aral & @fabio told me it wasn't a good platform for me, being Palestinian, I decided to interact on it and post my poems there.
I was subjected to awful abuse in all verbal forms by Zionists there.
But I preferred to remain silent instead of arguing with any fools.
Today, the platform’s banned me!
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@tcrouzet thank you so much for this, it's a very well-written article.
Yes, in the EU Substack is subject to the DSA, so no excuses for bad moderation (but does the jurisdiction apply only to writers in the EU?)
Your solidarity means a lot ❤️
@joynewacc @aral
Yes, in the EU Substack is subject to the DSA, so no excuses for bad moderation (but does the jurisdiction apply only to writers in the EU?)
Your solidarity means a lot ❤️
@joynewacc @aral
Make nostr popular in your circles. It’s one of the few platforms (actually it’s more of a technology/protocol than a platform) that’s uncensorable.
@joynewacc @aral @fabio
I miss when we had our own blogs, developed connections organically, used RSS, etc. Now it's all Twitter analogues (X is a hellscape) or Facebook, and we're stuck with the algorithms.
But I'll hang in with you here. Can't offer much help, but I'm still with you, and everyone else.
(Not disparaging Mastodon; a fine alternative, working well.)
I will not subscribe to, nor support, any writer using Substack as their platform. I'm sorry you had to go through this.
@joynewacc @aral @fabio sorry to see this happen, maybe we need to get you set up on Ghost (Substack's main competitor that is also part of the fediverse)
I'd be interested in seeing a few of your poems here, from the ones that you posted at substack before you were banned.
@joynewacc @aral @fabio that's awful :/
@joynewacc @aral @fabio @ploum are your notes somewhere else?
@joynewacc @aral @fabio @ploum I will publish one of your poem on my Substack to see what will appen
@denissalem @Sidoine @ploum Voilà ce que j'ai écrit ce matin au lieu d'aller au vélo https://tcrouzet.com/2025/11/22/substack-dsa-censure-palestinien/
@joynewacc @aral to me #Substack became worth as much as 4chan one second after I saw this interview to its CEO https://www.tiktok.com/@decoderpod/video/7221602731998498094?lang=en
(The embarrassed stare/silence around 00:57 is probably one of the most awkward moments on the Internet)
I’m very very sorry that you got burned in the Nazi bar. But remember that there’s a reason why it’s the Nazi bar, and why minorities of any kind usually avoid it.
And it’s because there are people like Chris Best in charge that, when asked “I’m a brown person, would you moderate racial insults and threats against me?“ answer with the worst white-privileged mental contorsions about freedom of speech and self-moderation.
Remember that you’ll always have a safe home here and on my WriteFreely instance ❤️ you’ve already been displaced so many times, at least in your digital life you deserve a place you can call home without being booted.
@joynewacc @aral @fabio Substack is known to have "a Nazi problem". This can be read for example in this piece by Micah Lee in one of the images. The other image, from another article, tells a bit about who Micah Lee is. (web links in the ALT text).
A lot of us know by now that Substack has a Nazi problem. It not only profits from fascist voices, it actively promotes their work and recruits them. And it's funded by Silicon Valley anti-democracy billionaires like Marc Andreesen — the same type of people who are, right now, raiding the US government to basically cut funding for social services and scientific research, and to steal money for themselves.
https://micahflee.com/not-only-is-substack-right-wing-broligarchy-garbage-its-way-more-expensive-than-ghost/
If you don't know who Micah Lee is yet, here's why you should: Micah is an information security engineer, a software engineer, a journalist, and an author who has built an impressive career developing software for the public good, and working with some of the most respected digital rights organizations in the United States.
If you have been following software development related to data privacy and security for a while, you probably already know one of Micah's projects such as OnionShare, Dangerzone, the Tor Browser Launcher, and more recently Cyd (a rebirth of Semiphemeral). Additionally, he is also a core contributor to the Tor Project and a contributor to Hush Line.
Besides software development, Micah is a board member for Science & Design and Distributed Denial of Secrets, a former board member and cofounder of Freedom of the Press Foundation, and has been a Staff Technologist for the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
You might have already read some of Micah's articles when he worked at The Intercept, or even read his new book Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations: The Art of Analyzing Hacked and Leaked Data.
https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/03/28/interview-with-micah-lee/
@joynewacc @aral @fabio This is so weird. Palestine Deep Dive is active there, too, and I follow various Palestinians that share news and footage. I know there is a dark side, but I hardly ever see them. I am so sorry this happened to you, Joy.
@Martranslations @aral @fabio yeah I know that’s why I joined it because I saw Palestinian there!
I don’t what’s happened
@joynewacc Me neither. I follow so many pro Palestine people so I am really disappointed for you @aral @fabio
@joynewacc @aral @fabio
I’m really sorry you went through this. Keep sharing your voice—your words are important and deserve to be heard. Most platforms are against Palestinians, but I hope there will be a fair place where your voice can reach everyone..🌹
@joynewacc @aral @fabio Substack is evil, they openly platform Nazis and white supremacists. I highly encourage everyone to boycott them, to not post their or even read or follow blogs there.
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