{"id":1256611,"date":"2022-01-30T16:37:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T21:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1256611"},"modified":"2022-01-30T16:38:12","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T21:38:12","slug":"why-would-i-trust-you-twitter-eviscerates-jack-dorseys-track-record-after-he-promotes-newsletter-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-would-i-trust-you-twitter-eviscerates-jack-dorseys-track-record-after-he-promotes-newsletter-service\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Why Would I Trust You?\u2019 Twitter Eviscerates Jack Dorsey\u2019s Track Record After He Promotes Newsletter Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-would-i-trust-you-twitter-eviscerates-jack-dorseys-track-record-after-he-promotes-newsletter-service%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1256611&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was ripped Sunday after promoting an open-source newsletter platform that offers \u201cfreedom\u201d to independent writers.<\/p>\n<p>Dorsey tweeted Saturday of the open-source newsletter website Ghost as an alternative to Substack, a popular newsletter service used by a number of prominent journalists including former New York Times writers Andrew Sullivan and Bari Weiss, and Pulitzer Prize winner Glenn Greenwald.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those of you on substack: why not use @ghost instead?\u201d Dorsey tweeted. \u201cIs the payment you get from substack inc. greater than the freedom ghost would provide?\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For those of you on substack: why not use <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ghost?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ghost<\/a> instead?<\/p>\n<p>Is the payment you get from substack inc. greater than the freedom ghost would provide?<\/p>\n<p>(it does have a centralized dependency on stripe\u2026which could be fixed with bitcoin\/lightning integration)<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TEydjPTaGy\">https:\/\/t.co\/TEydjPTaGy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IEsPbJ1AbX\">pic.twitter.com\/IEsPbJ1AbX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jack\u26a1\ufe0f (@jack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack\/status\/1487584287671169024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dorsey\u2019s comments came a few days after Substack Vice President of Communications Lulu Cheng Meservey published an extensive Twitter thread affirming Substack\u2019s commitment to free expression on their platform. \u201cAn important principle for us is defending free expression, even for stuff we personally dislike or disagree with,\u201d Meservey tweeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">At Substack, we don\u2019t make moderation decisions based on public pressure or PR considerations.<\/p>\n<p>An important principle for us is defending free expression, even for stuff we personally dislike or disagree with. We understand principles come at a cost. \ud83e\uddf5<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lulumeservey\/status\/1486460150441562128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Twitter users were quick to point this out, and eviscerated Twitter\u2019s track record on censorship while he was CEO of Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSubstack just published the boldest defense of free speech we\u2019ve seen from a tech company in recent memory. Not really that interested in the opinions of those who didn\u2019t stand for it when they had the chance,\u201d tech investor Katherine Boyle tweeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Substack just published the boldest defense of free speech we\u2019ve seen from a tech company in recent memory.<\/p>\n<p>Not really that interested in the opinions of those who didn\u2019t stand for it when they had the chance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QtQqrL6TQT\">https:\/\/t.co\/QtQqrL6TQT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Katherine Boyle (@KTmBoyle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTmBoyle\/status\/1487638878945218564?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSubstack has an unparalleled record when it comes to standing up for free speech,\u201d Independent journalist Jordan Schachtel, who advertises his newsletter in his Twitter handle, replied to Dorsey. \u201cI specifically chose not to use Twitter\u2019s newsletter service because I feared censorship,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Substack has an unparalleled record when it comes to standing up for free speech. Of course, it\u2019s not perfect, but I\u2019m very happy with Substack. I specifically chose not to use Twitter\u2019s newsletter service because I feared censorship.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jordan Schachtel @ dossier.substack.com (@JordanSchachtel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanSchachtel\/status\/1487851920064540676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou suspended me for tweeting a picture of Hunter Biden. Why would I trust you on matters of free speech?\u201d political satirist and former PJ media columnist Jim Treacher, who also advertises his Substack link in his Twitter handle, tweeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You suspended me for tweeting a picture of Hunter Biden. Why would I trust you on matters of free speech?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jtLOL\/status\/1487642263610134530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One user also posted a screenshot of Ghost\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ghost.org\/terms\/\">terms of service<\/a>, which shows that the service has many of the same rigorous restrictions on alleged hate speech that Twitter does.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lol<\/p>\n<p>No idea. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UIa6dmiVU6\">https:\/\/t.co\/UIa6dmiVU6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vSOQsi3ohW\">pic.twitter.com\/vSOQsi3ohW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gaddius Maximus (@GaddiusMaximus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GaddiusMaximus\/status\/1487795165767118851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A number of other responses are as follows:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You banned people on your platform for saying \u201clearn to code\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Think any endorsement from you is a hard pass. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UWwypva6Sh\">https:\/\/t.co\/UWwypva6Sh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/redsteeze\/status\/1487640818726834180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jack, if Twitter arbitrarily censors people why would anyone trust ghost? Substack has a reputation for respecting speech. Twitter does not, and no one should expect ghost would.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Sack (@brian_sack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brian_sack\/status\/1487642018281103360?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I have absolute freedom to write whatever I like on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SubstackInc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SubstackInc<\/a> and don\u2019t fear any reprisals.<\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t arbitrarily yank people off their platform\u2026.as happened many times on Twitter when you were in charge, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jack?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jack<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rPCiU9UGWt\">https:\/\/t.co\/rPCiU9UGWt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Antonio Garc\u00eda Mart\u00ednez (agm.eth) (@antoniogm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/antoniogm\/status\/1487639781416652802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No content creator should trust a pitch from the man who created the hellsite known as Twitter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/crCdcnTb8k\">https:\/\/t.co\/crCdcnTb8k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Geoffrey Cain (@geoffrey_cain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/geoffrey_cain\/status\/1487737123037982724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">When a Silicon Valley tech mogul who de-platformed ideological rivals at will talks about \u201cfreedom\u201d, you know how to treat his recco. Also, interesting to see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SubstackInc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SubstackInc<\/a> creating a churn. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oDWeZgn2mX\">https:\/\/t.co\/oDWeZgn2mX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sreemoy Talukdar (@sreemoytalukdar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sreemoytalukdar\/status\/1487824059669053446?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">cuz your last website is the worst shit on earth<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u26a1David Angelo\u26a1 (@MrDavidAngelo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrDavidAngelo\/status\/1487647464001875968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Don\u2019t you think that eliminating the need to care about your opinion is why people are on Substack? Your endorsement of anything is a poison pill for many people.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ross Kaminsky (@Rossputin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rossputin\/status\/1487816939439329287?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey was ripped Sunday after promoting an open-source newsletter platform that offers \u201cfreedom\u201d to independent writers. 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