Elena Rossini ⁂<p>I'm devoting this week's issue of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheFutureIsFederated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheFutureIsFederated</span></a> to Substack alternatives – showcasing how several independent journalists and media organizations who speak truth to power (like Cadwalladr) have created thriving newsletter businesses outside the Substack bubble.</p><p>Routine reminder that Substack is funded by A16Z and actively profits from far-right content, hate speech and misinformation.</p><p>Related reading material:<br>1) <a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/citation-needed-has-a-new-home/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">citationneeded.news/citation-n</span><span class="invisible">eeded-has-a-new-home/</span></a></p><p>2) <a href="https://badnewsletter.substack.com/p/all-the-garbage-i-found-on-substack" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">badnewsletter.substack.com/p/a</span><span class="invisible">ll-the-garbage-i-found-on-substack</span></a> </p><p>(cont' - 2/3)</p>