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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Hern UK technology editor

Substack faces user revolt over anti-censorship stance on neo-Nazis

A laptop, with the screen displaying the Substack logo, sitting on a table.
Substack allows writers of email newsletters to receive payment for their work while taking a 10% cut. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

The email newsletter service Substack is facing a user revolt after its chief executive defended hosting and handling payments for “Nazis” on its platform, citing anti-censorship reasons.

In a note on the site published in December, the chief writing officer, Hamish McKenzie, said the firm “doesn’t like Nazis”, and wished “no one held these views”.

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