Substack says it will not remove or demonetize Nazi content
by Richard Lawler from The Verge - All Posts on (#6HANC)
Illustration by The Verge More than 200 Substack authors asked the platform to explain why it's platforming and monetizing Nazis," and now they have an answer straight from co-founder Hamish McKenzie:
I just want to make it clear that we don't like Nazis either-we wish no-one held those views. But some people do hold those and other extreme views. Given that, we don't think that censorship (including through demonetizing publications) makes the problem go away-in fact, it makes it worse.
While McKenzie offers no evidence to back these ideas, this tracks with the company's previous stance on taking a hands-off approach to moderation. In April, Substack CEO Chris Best appeared on the Decoder podcast and refused to answer moderation questions. We're not going to...