In a platform implemented earlier in the week, Twitter once again allows users to freely interact with Substack links. At least for now, you can retweet, reply to, and like posts that include a link to a Substack newsletter. The platform will also not issue a security warning if you click on those links. However, as of this writing, searching for “substack” still returns results related to the word “newsletter”.
“We are pleased to see that the suppression of Substack’s Twitter posts appears to be over”, Substack . “This is the right move for writers, who deserve the freedom to share their work.”
We are pleased to see that the suppression of Substack posts on Twitter appears to be over. This is the right move for writers, who deserve the freedom to share their work.
— Substack (@SubstackInc) April 9, 2023
Twitter began throttling Substack links just days after the company , a feature that adds a Twitter-like feed to the newsletter platform. When Elon Musk finally addressed the situation, he claimed that Substack was “trying to download a massive chunk of the Twitter database to start his Twitter clone,” a claim that Chris Best, Substrack’s CEO, strongly denied. “None of this is true,” he said in a Notes post. . “This is very frustrating. It’s one thing to mess with Substack, but quite another to treat writers this way.” Among other results, Musk’s decision to limit access to Substack sparked a dispute with Matt Taibbi, the journalist who worked at On Friday afternoon, Taibbi said he would be leaving Twitter over the restrictions.
Worth it, this week’s episode doesn’t seem to have convinced Substack to change its plans around Notes. “We expect Substack Notes to be available soon,” the company said. “But we expect it to be a new type of place within a subscription network, not a replacement for existing social networks.”
