In my earlier toot I cited "overt racism and antisemitism" but the screenshots I gathered - posts by a very popular account with zero moderation - also include:
- homophobia
- misogyny
- dangerous misinformation around health issues
and so much unchecked hatred. The list could go on and on...
1 billion dollar valuation for a company with zero content moderation is very problematic.
I need to check if my reports of abuse were followed up on (terribly racist comments I had found). Ugh.
Substack appears more than happy to profit from harm and hate.
"[...] Substack's refusal to tackle misinformation and hate speech is still happening. Writers are publicly speaking out about leaving Substack or calling out the company's policies when it comes to free speech, content moderation, and censorship."
🌐https://mashable.com/article/substack-writers-leaving-misinformation