Here’s an instagram post featuring the Substack CEO Chris Best deliberately avoiding the question about whether or not overt racism and hate should be allowed on Substack.

Smug smile and everything.

He actually goes so far as to say the algorithm is tuned to allow as much of this stuff as possible.

There isn’t even a vague attempt at acknowledging a complex issue that needs careful resolution or some other bullshit form of false reassurance.

I don’t think much else needs to be said.