Anuj AhoojaSep 1, 2025

"[Substack] announced that all writers would be required to offer Apple’s in-app purchase (IAP) payment option. That means that Apple will be collecting a 30% fee for all subscriptions purchased on Substack via IAP."

This is what happens when you depend on a walled garden inside a walled garden

https://mail.bigdeskenergy.com/p/substack-just-killed-creator-economy

Substack just killed the creator economy

RIP

Big Desk Energy
Show threadRosyna KellerSep 1, 2025

@quillmatiq Wait, Apple’s IAPs are what kills Substack creators? Not Substack’s repeated implicit and explicit promotion of Nazis?

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/substacks-nazi-problem-wont-go-away-after-push-notification-apology/

Substack’s “Nazi problem” won’t go away after push notification apology

Substack may be legitimizing neo-Nazis as "thought leaders," researcher warns.

Ars Technica
Show threadAnuj Ahooja
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Sep 1, 2025 at 3:59pmPhanpy