Substack Accidentally Sent Push Alerts Promoting a Nazi Publication
JUL 30 – Substack apologized for a system error that sent push notifications promoting a Nazi-themed newsletter with fewer than 1,000 subscribers, calling the incident a serious mistake.
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Substack Sent a Push Alert Promoting a Nazi Blog – Pixel Envy
Taylor Lorenz, User Mag: Substack sent a push alert encouraging users to subscribe to a Nazi newsletter that claimed Jewish people are a sickness and that we must eradicate minorities to build a “White homeland.” […] Substack said that the alert was issued by mistake. “We discovered an error that caused some people to receive push notifications they should never have received,” a spokesperson told User Mag. “In some cases, these notifications w…
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