Ari CohnNo idea what Nazi controversy is going on about Substack, but this is a very weird thing to send to someone named Ari Cohn.
Louis Ingenthron@AriCohn Masnick wrote about it: https://www.techdirt.com/2023/04/14/substack-ceo-chris-best-doesnt-realize-hes-just-become-the-nazi-bar/
@LouisIngenthron I see Mike's characterization about what Substack Notes will turn into without moderation, but nothing that points to any specific "Nazi controversy"
@AriCohn It's more about the comments the CEO made in the interview (video embedded in the above linked article) where he was asked point-blank some questions he should have easily said "no" to and instead he just waffled poorly.
Abazigal@LouisIngenthron Would things have been any better had he lied with a politically correct answer?
@Abazigal This isn't about "politically correct". It's about whether you let content like "all brown people are animals and should be kicked out of the country" on your platform.
Either you unequivocally say "no" to that or you'll quickly find yourself surrounded by white guys who have unhealthy obsessions with swastikas.
So, yes, it would have been better if he had "lied" because at least that would send the message that such content is not welcome.
Hands@LouisIngenthron @Abazigal Part of the problem is the site has already been a bastion for racists, homophobes, transphobes, misogynists antiSemites, etc. the waffling in the interview was less about welcoming them in, but rather not wanting to anger some of their biggest earners.
The interview won't turn them into a Nazi bar, they're already there. It is about continuing the policy that made them a Nazi bar.
Sean Michael Ragan@LouisIngenthron @Abazigal There are UI and algorithm fixes that can help with this without management having to make the call on this or that bit of disgusting-but-lawful speech.