Substack faces user revolt over anti-censorship stance on neo-Nazis

Newsletter writers with thousands of subscribers threaten to leave platform, which says banning extremists makes things worse

The email newsletter service Substack is facing a user revolt after its chief executive defended hosting and handling payments for Nazis" on its platform, citing anti-censorship reasons.

In a note on the site published in December, the chief writing officer, Hamish McKenzie, said the firm doesn't like Nazis", and wished no one held these views".