Also in this issue: an update on the Substack / Nazi situation. We're meeting with the company this week in hopes Substack will remove all pro-Nazi material under its existing anti-hate policies. If it chooses not to, Platformer will move off Substack https://www.platformer.news/p/openais-news-blues)
@caseynewton C’mon Casey. You know they’re not gonna remove anything. Just migrate and be done with it. If they can’t unequivocally denounce hosting Nazi content on their own, how are you going to convince them?
Even if they agree to change it’ll be because of money and not for the real reasons. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
@caseynewton Did they ever change their stance on the conspiracy / anti-vaxxer people they were revealed to be profiting from two years ago? I feel like Substack have been saying exactly what they stand for, for quite some time now. Not sure how many strikes one considers them to be entitled to before they’re out…
« This type of content is “so bad no one else will host it,” said Imran Ahmed, CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, a nonprofit that focuses on combating misinformation and has researched Substack. By splitting subscription profits with creators, the group estimates, Substack generates at least $2.5 million a year in revenue from just five anti-vaccine leaders who have amassed tens of thousands of subscribers, each paying $50 a year.
Substack declined to comment, but shortly after The Washington Post made inquiries, CEO Chris Best and his two co-founders published a blog post saying that putting up with “the presence of writers with whom we strongly disagree” was a “necessary precondition for creating more trust in the information ecosystem as a whole.” »
@caseynewton not holding my breath for a positive outcome.. I’m moving my newsletter off the platform next week. A year ago I had to move from Revue/Twitter. I”m going the e-mail route to avoid an annual migration.
@caseynewton Didn't they already come down hard multiple times on not removing it? Seems like you're giving them way more leeway than they deserve. When someone tells you they're a Nazi sympathizer, believe them, don't ask repeatedly if they are.
@caseynewton love that you are taking this so seriously! I am still on there currently, but will absolutely move if they don't change their stance soon.
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