Substack’s Twitter account has been suspended [EDIT: I was wrong] (opens in new tab)

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9 pointsmmorearty2y ago7 comments

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cocacola12y ago

I imagine that probably puts an end to the "it must be a bug" considerations. Seems a bit heavy handed.

But this seems to be Substack's official account: https://twitter.com/substackinc

Or just someone paying for the check & masquerading, so I can't be sure.

WarOnPrivacy2y ago

Wait. Isn't this Substack's Twitter? https://twitter.com/SubstackInc

mmoreartyOP2y ago

Shoot, you’re right. I’ll try to delete this HN submission

algoatecorn2y ago

Hilarious that Twitter thinks of Substack as a rival. I don't think they are similar products at all.

One platform is has a temporal advantage, and the other has a quality advantage.

No one is going to Substack for breaking news and no one is going to twitter for nuanced, quality perspectives.

Linking between the two is net positive, is it not?

brucethemoose22y ago

> no one is going to twitter for nuanced, quality perspectives.

No one should be going there for that, but some are, and Twitter doesn't want to pop that reality bubble.

WarOnPrivacy2y ago

You joke not. That day Twitter first mucked up the timeline - just to freaking shunt us all into echo chambers - it was the end of whatever didn't suck.

rurban2y ago

Substack launched Notes, which is an explicit rival to Twitter. See the twitterfiles journalist Matt Taibbi quitting Twitter over that.

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7 comments

cocacola12y ago

I imagine that probably puts an end to the "it must be a bug" considerations. Seems a bit heavy handed.

But this seems to be Substack's official account: https://twitter.com/substackinc

Or just someone paying for the check & masquerading, so I can't be sure.

WarOnPrivacy2y ago

Wait. Isn't this Substack's Twitter? https://twitter.com/SubstackInc

mmoreartyOP2y ago

Shoot, you’re right. I’ll try to delete this HN submission

algoatecorn2y ago

Hilarious that Twitter thinks of Substack as a rival. I don't think they are similar products at all.

One platform is has a temporal advantage, and the other has a quality advantage.

No one is going to Substack for breaking news and no one is going to twitter for nuanced, quality perspectives.

Linking between the two is net positive, is it not?

brucethemoose22y ago

> no one is going to twitter for nuanced, quality perspectives.

No one should be going there for that, but some are, and Twitter doesn't want to pop that reality bubble.

WarOnPrivacy2y ago

You joke not. That day Twitter first mucked up the timeline - just to freaking shunt us all into echo chambers - it was the end of whatever didn't suck.

rurban2y ago

Substack launched Notes, which is an explicit rival to Twitter. See the twitterfiles journalist Matt Taibbi quitting Twitter over that.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse