We're Moving!
and we hate Nazis
Substack has been .WAV Gallery’s home for a little over a year. In that time, I have had a positive experience. However, it has come to my attention that the platform refuses to moderate hate speech. When confronted with these allegations by the public, Substack Editor-in-Chief Hamish McKenzie said “We don’t expect everyone to agree with our approach and policies, and we believe it’s helpful for there to be continued robust debate of these issues.”1
It goes further than allowing for debate, Substack has sent push notifications to people recommending Nazi blogs and allows for these publications to be monetized, rewarding them for cultivating a following.2 Even Nazi publications who have been banned from other corners of the internet are finding a home on Substack.3
I have not seen or interacted with this content, but I will not continue to engage with a platform that encourages the propagation of far-right ideologies. This publication is intended to be a celebration of my local community and of music in general. It has no place on a platform that allows bigotry or discrimination without consequence.
So, where are we going and how does it impact you?
The short answer is, it won’t impact you much.
We’re moving to an open-source blogging platform called Ghost. Ghost has lots of the same features but functions a little bit more like a standalone site than a social media platform. Existing subscribers will be migrated over and all new posts will come from Ghost. All previous posts have been transferred over with a cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing format (so now is a good time to revisit them).