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Bluesky posts by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com:
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
Certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
Today's information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much, as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Bluesky posts by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com: I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. Certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue. Today's information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much, as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts. Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Blueksy post by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.con:
Thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
Now that this is public, I can confirm that the majority of today's layoffs were women of color. There are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
Below there's a previews of a Hollywood Reporter piece, headline reads: As Conde Nast folds Teen Vogue into Vogue's website, News Guild condemns the plan. The union, which reps staffers, say the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned into progressive politics.
Blueksy post by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.con: Thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. Now that this is public, I can confirm that the majority of today's layoffs were women of color. There are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue. Below there's a previews of a Hollywood Reporter piece, headline reads: As Conde Nast folds Teen Vogue into Vogue's website, News Guild condemns the plan. The union, which reps staffers, say the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned into progressive politics.
Bluesky posts by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com:
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
Certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
Today's information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much, as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Bluesky posts by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com: I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. Certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue. Today's information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much, as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts. Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Blueksy post by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.con:
Thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
Now that this is public, I can confirm that the majority of today's layoffs were women of color. There are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
Below there's a previews of a Hollywood Reporter piece, headline reads: As Conde Nast folds Teen Vogue into Vogue's website, News Guild condemns the plan. The union, which reps staffers, say the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned into progressive politics.
Blueksy post by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.con: Thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. Now that this is public, I can confirm that the majority of today's layoffs were women of color. There are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue. Below there's a previews of a Hollywood Reporter piece, headline reads: As Conde Nast folds Teen Vogue into Vogue's website, News Guild condemns the plan. The union, which reps staffers, say the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned into progressive politics.
Bluesky posts by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com:
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
Certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
Today's information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much, as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts.
Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Bluesky posts by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com: I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. Certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue. Today's information came out piecemeal, and people should be able to share their own situations on their own time, but I could share this much, as it is pretty cut and dry on the facts. Teen Vogue also no longer has any trans staffers as of today.
Blueksy post by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.con:
Thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
Now that this is public, I can confirm that the majority of today's layoffs were women of color. There are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
Below there's a previews of a Hollywood Reporter piece, headline reads: As Conde Nast folds Teen Vogue into Vogue's website, News Guild condemns the plan. The union, which reps staffers, say the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned into progressive politics.
Blueksy post by Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.con: Thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. Now that this is public, I can confirm that the majority of today's layoffs were women of color. There are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue. Below there's a previews of a Hollywood Reporter piece, headline reads: As Conde Nast folds Teen Vogue into Vogue's website, News Guild condemns the plan. The union, which reps staffers, say the move was "clearly designed" to blunt the journalism of the brand, which has leaned into progressive politics.
From the link in my post:

With Substack's latest launch, writers are actually ceding control of the billing relationship to Apple, which now owns and controls the subscription.
These transactions, subscriptions, and customers will no longer be accessible in their Stripe account.

(little diagram showing people/subscriptions linked to Substack, where Apple will set a 30% fee for handling payments, while Strip charges another 10% before paying the writer)

Most importantly, that means that if writers choose to leave Substack, they won't be able to port their paid subscriptions over to another platform like they could previously. This predatory platform lock-in is incredibly dangerous for writers. It strips away data and control, while locking them into the platform.
From the link in my post: With Substack's latest launch, writers are actually ceding control of the billing relationship to Apple, which now owns and controls the subscription. These transactions, subscriptions, and customers will no longer be accessible in their Stripe account. (little diagram showing people/subscriptions linked to Substack, where Apple will set a 30% fee for handling payments, while Strip charges another 10% before paying the writer) Most importantly, that means that if writers choose to leave Substack, they won't be able to port their paid subscriptions over to another platform like they could previously. This predatory platform lock-in is incredibly dangerous for writers. It strips away data and control, while locking them into the platform.
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