Some of New Zealand’s biggest Substack writers are leaving the platform. What’s going on?

Some of New Zealand’s biggest Substack writers are leaving the platform. What’s going on?

As the rapidly evolving company hits a $1b valuation, a few familiar creators are going elsewhere.

Some More Thoughts on Substack

This Webworm wasn't emailed out to subscribers - it's just a PSA that I wanted to host on the Webworm site. Today's main Webworm newsletter was a profile on "Kala", the woman digging a tunnel under her suburban home in Washington, DC.Hi,There has been a bit of discussion in the New Zealand press around me taking Webworm (my main job and passion) off of Substack (a tech company co-founded by a New Zealander, valued at $1.1 billion in their latest…

The Spinoff: Some of New Zealand’s biggest Substack writers are leaving the platform. What’s going on?

The Spinoff: Some of New Zealand’s biggest Substack writers are leaving the platform. What’s going on? . “The challenges of transparency, promotion and moderation are things social media companies have grappled with for years, and users have (vocally) left those too – unhappy with the user experience or how it’s being run. People deserted X, many going to Bluesky, and Spotify is losing artists and listeners. For Substack, this criticism of its c…