Episode 1545 • • 1:10 - 3:59
1545: Stapler Abuse
Elon Musk, Twitter Substack Link Blocking Controversy
Elon Musk and Twitter faced backlash over the weekend for blocking links to Substack. This move affected journalists like Matt Taibbi and Molly Wood, leading to public outcries about platform censorship. Musk claimed the restriction was due to Substack attempting to scrape Twitter's database to bootstrap its own "Notes" feature, which serves as a direct Twitter competitor.