The free-for-all that's upending America's side hustle industry

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Substack CEO says AI can drive a slop future or a cultural renaissance

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Substack CEO Chris Best says AI could flood the internet with slop — or give creators leverage to spark a cultural renaissance.

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How four journalists turned $4,000 into a new tech news site

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Why best-selling novelist James Patterson loves Substack — and hates AI

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James Patterson, with the help of several co-authors, produces multiple books a year. He says he still has time to make more stuff — like a new Substack.

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Substack has been ramping up in-person events, with creators hosting readings, debates, and more

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Sophia Efthimiatou and Matt Starr are behind Substack's latest IRL events.

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You probably can't make more than $1 million a year on Substack. But Matthew Yglesias does.

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Matt Ygelsias, who co-founded Vox.com and left four years ago to start Slow Boring, his own Substack.
Matthew Yglesias co-founded Vox.com, but left four years ago to start his own Substack. It's turned out be a very profitable decision.

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Substack takes a halfsies approach to banning Nazis

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Substack is facing criticism for not removing or demonetizing Nazi blogs.

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Substack's Nazi problem isn't about speech — it's about money

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Substack is facing criticism for not removing or demonetizing Nazi blogs.

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Elon Musk Is Throttling Twitter Links to Sites That Have Vexed Him

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“Free Speech Absolutist” Elon Musk appears to have hit a new low by standing in the way of website traffic flowing from X, formerly known as Twitter, to websites he doesn’t like. The social media app targeted news sites including The New York

Twitter Users Vote Down a Note Correcting Elon's Bogus Vaccine Tweet

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A Twitter label correcting unfounded, misleading speculation posted by Elon Musk Tuesday was removed after the app’s user-run Community notes system voted down the information.

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