Twitter CEO Elon Musk and Substack CEO Chris Best go to war online.
That meant people were blocked from liking, pinning, retweeting, or replying to tweets containing Substack links. But Twitter has long served as a crucial tool for Substackers, Taibbi included, to get their work seen. On Saturday, Best called Musk’s move “very frustrating.”
Since Musk took control of Twitter last year in a $44 billion deal, users have complained about numerous changes the mercurial new leader has introduced. The world’s second-richest man has, among other things, degraded the platform’s security features, began feeding tweets to users by people they don’t follow, and improperly labeled NPR’s account as “state media.”
Many have decried the moves as having been motivated by Musk’s ego, and others simply as flat-footed and unpopular attempts at making Twitter profitable.“gonzo” journalist whose politics have recently shifted somewhat to the right, said not being able to share Substack links on Twitter would render the platform “unusable for me.”
In an email to subscribers, Taibbi wrote, “Earlier this afternoon, I learned Substack links were being blocked on Twitter. Since being able to share my articles is a primary reason I use Twitter, I was alarmed and asked what was going on. It turns out Twitter is upset about the new Substack Notes feature, which they see as a hostile rival. When I asked how I was supposed to market my work, I was given the option of posting my articles on Twitter instead of Substack.
Taibbi told readers he would be staying at Substack, acknowledging that he would likely no longer be given access to the “Twitter Files” data (which has
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