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

Sun, 12/01/2024 - 05:32

Tech Insider : Technology, Business

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

Tue, 10/15/2024 - 14:00

Tech Insider

James Patterson at a book convention in New York City, 2017 — 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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Media, AI, Tech, james-patterson, AI, novels, Writing

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

Mon, 10/14/2024 - 09:10

Tech Insider

Sophia Efthimiatou and Matt Starr at a Substack event — Sophia Efthimiatou and Matt Starr are behind Substack's latest IRL events.
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Media, Advertising, Tech, Substack, creator-economy, podcast, irl-social

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

Wed, 10/02/2024 - 06:01

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics

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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Media, Tech, politics, matt-yglesias, taylor-lorenz, Substack, politics

Substack takes a halfsies approach to banning Nazis

Wed, 01/10/2024 - 13:02

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pitcure of the Substack website on a phone — 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

Fri, 12/22/2023 - 17:33

Tech Insider

Tech, culture, Media, Substack, content-moderators, Nazis, free-speech

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

Tue, 08/15/2023 - 17:10

Gizmodo

“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

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

Thu, 07/27/2023 - 22:56

Gizmodo

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.