Just a day after Substack made public its intentions to launch “Notes,” a feature similar to Twitter, the microblogging website responded by preventing its users from interacting with posts containing Substack’s links.
When users try to retweet or like a post on their desktop version — which contains a substack link — Twitter gets a message that reads: “Twitter has disabled certain actions on this tweet. have been done.”
On the other hand, on mobile phones, liking or retweeting posts with similar links didn’t work.
However, it also appeared that tweets with links to substack newsletters with a different or unique domain generally worked.
In a statement to JEE News, Substack founders Chris Best, Hamish McKenzie and Jiraj Sethi maintained that they were “disappointed that Twitter has chosen to limit the ability of authors to share their work. “
“Authors deserve the freedom to substack or share links elsewhere. This sudden change is a reminder of why authors deserve a model that puts them in charge, that rewards great work with money. is, and which protects a free press and free speech,” the statement read.
“Their livelihood should not be tied to platforms where they don’t own their relationship with their audience, and where the rules can change on a whim.”
Substack admits he took to Twitter: “Imagine Kareem Abdul-Jabbar commenting on Margaret Atwood’s notes about science fiction trends, or Alison Roman writing a post made by an unknown food writer. Share an amazing recipe quote and get a flood of subscriptions.”
Citing the restrictions, users expressed anger at Twitter CEO Elon Musk.
Ahahaha @elonmusk's crew disabled interactions and replies to even this tweet. Amazing. Free speech absolutism babeeee pic.twitter.com/B8namIPYgq
— Jonathan M. Katz writes The Racket on Substack (@KatzOnEarth) April 7, 2023
Launched in 2017, Substack has gained popularity among writers. Who shared their newsletters on Twitter and attracted new subscribers. Some subscriptions are free, a certain amount is charged for accessing the newsletter.
