Elon Musk is denying accusations of censorship after severely throttling content from Twitter competitor Substack, claiming the company is 'trying to download a massive portion of the Twitter database.'
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The CEO of Substack, Chris Best, responded to Musk's comments, saying, "Substack links have been obviously severely throttled on Twitter. Anyone using the product can see this." Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., center, departs court in San Francisco, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. Regarding the accusations of Substack illicitly siphoning from Twitter's database, Best wrote, "We have used the Twitter API, for years, to help writers. We believe we're in compliance with the terms, but if they have any specific concerns we would love to know about them! We'd be happy to address any issues."
Best also disputed the claim that Taibbi is an employee of Substack, clarifying that the independent journalist has a publication on the site and makes money directly through his readership.It is not clear what is next for Twitter's treatment of Substack content on the platform — while most interactions with posts containing Substack content are blocked and aggressively suppressed, users are still able to post links to the site.
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