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Could you provide a link or two of content that might be censored elsewhere? I am curious to read “banned literature”.

briandear 4y ago
Here’s one: https://alexberenson.substack.com/ https://alexberenson.substack.com/ (Former NY Times reporter)
xyzzyz 4y ago
Here is, for example, a post by unabashed Russian nationalist, in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, blaming “Western Supremacist (…) miscreants” for the blood being spilled: https://akarlin.substack.com/p/happening-the-ukraine-war-2022 https://akarlin.substack.com/p/happening-the-ukraine-war-202... One of his previous posts is his analysis of the (then, upcoming) war, its context, and causes. Of course, you need to take it with an open pit sized block of salt — eg he predicted that the Russia will most likely conquer Ukraine in less than a week. This, needless to say, turned to be laughably wrong, and makes rest of his analysis rather questionable. The point is, however, that you are unlikely to see this sort of unabashed (indeed, proud) and undistorted Russian perspective elsewhere in western media sphere — indeed, I wouldn’t be surprised if this comment got downvoted for “spreading Russian propaganda”. Myself, I think it is extremely important to understand the perspective and motivation of the enemy, so that you can predict their movements and effectively prevent or resist them.
- jimbokun 4y ago
  Which is why publishing pieces like this is so important. Gives an insight into the thought processes behind starting and continuing this war, and why some Russians might be supporting Putin and the war, and what to expect going forward. Even wrong perspectives can be valuable and informative.
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Inu 4y ago
I'd say one example would be Curtis Yarvin: https://graymirror.substack.com https://graymirror.substack.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Yarvin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Yarvin Also Nick Land: https://zerophilosophy.substack.com https://zerophilosophy.substack.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Land https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Land
michaelt 4y ago
According to [1] anti-vaxxers "have flocked to Substack, podcasting platforms and a growing number of right-wing social media networks over the past year after getting kicked off or restricted on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube." If you're interested in censored material more broadly, you might be interested in the ALA's most challenged books lists [2] which include such classics as "Of Mice and Men" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" along with books as widely loved as "Harry Potter" and "James and the Giant Peach" [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/27/substack-misinformation-anti-vaccine/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/27/substac... [2] https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbook... https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbook...
- gurkendoktor 4y ago
  Here's what I would consider a boring example of such anti-vaxx heresy: https://www.eugyppius.com/p/maximum-vaccination https://www.eugyppius.com/p/maximum-vaccination According to this Guardian article, the "Center for Countering Digital Hate" (also mentioned in your article) would be happy if Substack hadn't given it the platform: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/27/anti-vaxxers-making-at-least-25m-a-year-from-publishing-on-substack https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/27/anti-vaxx... The idea that Yet Another Generic NGO needs to "counter hate" because someone on the internet thinks the vaccine is not going to stop the pandemic is completely bonkers. What I want to say is, a lot of the controversy around Substack seems to be that it is not aligned with the Right Side in the Culture War. I think they have some great writers, but they're not the next WikiLeaks or anything.
_bfhp 4y ago
Not to lionize him as an important voice on the issue, but any of Greenwald's posts on gender.
puffoflogic 4y ago
What makes you think HN would allow such links?
speeder 4y ago
I became aware of substack after Gleen Greenwald moved to it after being censored by the newspaper he literally founded himself...
GeekyBear 4y ago
Matt Taibbi recently started a substack for anti-war Russian journalists whose work had been censored in Russia. https://russiandissent.substack.com/ https://russiandissent.substack.com/
bigtex 4y ago
El Gato Malo, was banned from twitter for what was an innocuous post, probably for being 2 years ahead on the COVID narrative and used public data sources to refute the consensus on lockdowns. https://boriquagato.substack.com/ https://boriquagato.substack.com/

Here’s one: https://alexberenson.substack.com/ https://alexberenson.substack.com/ (Former NY Times reporter)

Here is, for example, a post by unabashed Russian nationalist, in support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, blaming “Western Supremacist (…) miscreants” for the blood being spilled: https://akarlin.substack.com/p/happening-the-ukraine-war-2022 https://akarlin.substack.com/p/happening-the-ukraine-war-202... One of his previous posts is his analysis of the (then, upcoming) war, its context, and causes. Of course, you need to take it with an open pit sized block of salt — eg he predicted that the Russia will most likely conquer Ukraine in less than a week. This, needless to say, turned to be laughably wrong, and makes rest of his analysis rather questionable. The point is, however, that you are unlikely to see this sort of unabashed (indeed, proud) and undistorted Russian perspective elsewhere in western media sphere — indeed, I wouldn’t be surprised if this comment got downvoted for “spreading Russian propaganda”. Myself, I think it is extremely important to understand the perspective and motivation of the enemy, so that you can predict their movements and effectively prevent or resist them.

jimbokun 4y ago
Which is why publishing pieces like this is so important. Gives an insight into the thought processes behind starting and continuing this war, and why some Russians might be supporting Putin and the war, and what to expect going forward. Even wrong perspectives can be valuable and informative.

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Inu 4y ago

I'd say one example would be Curtis Yarvin: https://graymirror.substack.com https://graymirror.substack.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Yarvin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtis_Yarvin Also Nick Land: https://zerophilosophy.substack.com https://zerophilosophy.substack.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Land https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Land

michaelt 4y ago

According to [1] anti-vaxxers "have flocked to Substack, podcasting platforms and a growing number of right-wing social media networks over the past year after getting kicked off or restricted on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube." If you're interested in censored material more broadly, you might be interested in the ALA's most challenged books lists [2] which include such classics as "Of Mice and Men" and "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" along with books as widely loved as "Harry Potter" and "James and the Giant Peach" [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/27/substack-misinformation-anti-vaccine/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/01/27/substac... [2] https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbook... https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/classics https://www.ala.org/advocacy/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbook...

gurkendoktor 4y ago
Here's what I would consider a boring example of such anti-vaxx heresy: https://www.eugyppius.com/p/maximum-vaccination https://www.eugyppius.com/p/maximum-vaccination According to this Guardian article, the "Center for Countering Digital Hate" (also mentioned in your article) would be happy if Substack hadn't given it the platform: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/27/anti-vaxxers-making-at-least-25m-a-year-from-publishing-on-substack https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jan/27/anti-vaxx... The idea that Yet Another Generic NGO needs to "counter hate" because someone on the internet thinks the vaccine is not going to stop the pandemic is completely bonkers. What I want to say is, a lot of the controversy around Substack seems to be that it is not aligned with the Right Side in the Culture War. I think they have some great writers, but they're not the next WikiLeaks or anything.

_bfhp 4y ago

Not to lionize him as an important voice on the issue, but any of Greenwald's posts on gender.

puffoflogic 4y ago

What makes you think HN would allow such links?

speeder 4y ago

I became aware of substack after Gleen Greenwald moved to it after being censored by the newspaper he literally founded himself...

GeekyBear 4y ago

Matt Taibbi recently started a substack for anti-war Russian journalists whose work had been censored in Russia. https://russiandissent.substack.com/ https://russiandissent.substack.com/

bigtex 4y ago

El Gato Malo, was banned from twitter for what was an innocuous post, probably for being 2 years ahead on the COVID narrative and used public data sources to refute the consensus on lockdowns. https://boriquagato.substack.com/ https://boriquagato.substack.com/