There has been some drama surrounding Twitter and newsletter platform Substack, and that has snowballed into Musk tweeting and then deleting private DMs.
Elon Musk appears to be unhappy that Substack plans to launch its own potentially competing platform called Notes, and that has led to a confusing and somewhat bizarre public spat with one of the so-called Twitter Files writers, Matt Taibbi. Keeping track of the drama is getting difficult as the absurdity level increases, but the short version is that Substack announced Notes on April 5, describing it as a platform that will enable content creators to share short-form posts. Screenshots shared by Substack indicate the platform may be a direct Twitter competitor, though the company says it isn’t.
Since sharing links to my articles is a primary reason I come to this platform, I was alarmed and asked what was going on. I was given the option of posting articles on Twitter instead.
I’m obviously staying at Substack, and will be moving to Substack Notes next week.
