Mark Wyner Won’t Comply 

A reminder, so people don’t forget. Substack unabashedly platforms and promotes literal Nazi publications.

If you publish on Substack or support authors there, you are paying rent for nazis. It’s that simple.

Refuse to support authors there, and they will move.

Ghost awaits:
https://ghost.org/

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

#Substack #Nazis #NaziProblem #Ghost #Publishing #NaziBar #Writing

Feb 6 at 8:40amWeb
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Feb 6

For folks who aren’t computer savvy…

The third image shows a screenshot of a command in my computer’s terminal. This confirms the nazi publication is live without using a browser.

The value is verifying its existence without giving Substack or their nazis any traffic stats. Also, I don’t want stain my eyes with their filthy website.

Show threadjackFeb 6

@markwyner in some cases they'll move off Fediverse to waters they won't be "scolded" in

which is a loss but tbh if that's the choice they make and the view they take, eh, not a big one

Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Feb 6
@jackeric yeah, I hate to sound like an ass. But I think scolding for supporting Nazis is okay.
Show threadthem#ticFeb 7
@markwyner @jackeric Who is not willing to learn and make some slight changes, is the jackass.
Show threadKumar GhoshFeb 7
Haha "scolded" : I think I know who you're referring to and it's crazy how many people piped up in support!
Show threaddecapitaeFeb 6
@markwyner DO NOT SUFFER NAZIS
Show threadBen ToddFeb 6

@markwyner

I read substacks but I won't subscribe, donate or interact with them.

Show threadalways tiredFeb 8

@monkeyben @markwyner

I won't even read them. It gives traffic to the site, opportunity for their algorithm to shove bad things at me, and reduces the incentive for writers to leave.

Show threadBen ToddFeb 9

@project1enigma

I understand your actions, it's just for me, people like Carolle Cadwalladr put out information no other journalists do. For more trivial things on substack I tend to leave it.

@markwyner

Show thread🔥Cassandra🔥Feb 6
@markwyner “Substack apologizes for glitch, but not for platforming Nazis.”
Show threadtyilFeb 6
@markwyner According to that last picture, Cloudflare is also hosting nazis. Incidentally, it appears your Fedi instance, mas.to, is also using Cloudflare.

Seems a bit odd to be denouncing other platforms for hosting nazis when you're being hosted by similar nazis right now.
Show threadJF  Feb 6
@markwyner
Thank you for the update.
It's a bit sad to unsubscribe some nice content but it is what it is
Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Feb 7
@jfparis man. You said it. There’s no doubt, it hurts. I’m not saying it’s easy to abandon good writers. Leaving them behind also doesn’t mean we wish them ill will. On the contrary, if enough of us go away, they’ll have to move elsewhere. That’s a win for everyone.
Show threadMagnus AhltorpFeb 7
@markwyner
Show threadMinsoo Choo Feb 7

@markwyner

Substack is the worst platform for programming articles as it doesn’t have code highlighting and the only way to do it is screenshotting highlight.js. But I chose it above Dev.to and Medium since (in my opinion) those two are flooded with low quality articles these days. I want to migrate to Ghost for sure, but it’s not free like Substack while I’m not a dedicated blogger so I’ll never make profit but constantly lose money on Ghost.

Show threadMark Wyner Won’t Comply Feb 7

@minsoochoo I completely appreciate that conundrum. There are other alternatives, too. You can even self-publish.

I used to write on Medium:
https://markwrites.io/why-i-left-medium/

Then I moved to Write.as:
https://markwrites.io/i-should-have-self-hosted-to-begin-with/

I’m willing to help anyone leave Substack. If you ever want help, feel free to reach out.

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Show threadTuukka RFeb 7

@markwyner

Does Ghost support paywalling? And if yes, does it support removing the paywall from select articles? How about sending emails about all posts written there?

Show threadalways tiredFeb 8

@Tuuktuuk @markwyner

IIRC that's the use cases for which the alternatives have been created too?

Show threadJonathanFeb 8
@markwyner thank you. I've been saying this repeatedly as well
Show threadLee from ColoradoFeb 8

@markwyner There are two things I appreciate about substack:

First, it gives the "resist heroes" a chance to really clarify what their personal price is and what the depth of their commitment is
Second, it makes very clear how much apparent political "activism" is just consuming entertainment...

So, yeah, publishing, reading, and reposting substack articles is a great way to to self-identify.