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This isn’t new news as such, but people keep being surprised by it, so it’s worth repeating. Substack hosts, profits from, and promotes explicitly Nazi content, and if you are adding value to that network, you are helping them to do so. theguardian.com/media/2026/feb…

Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters

Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
Geraldine McKelvie (The Guardian)

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For people who want alternatives, Ghost is a Substack-style platform that doesn't host Nazis. Its software is free open source so you can self-host if you prefer, or use Ghost's own paid hosting service.

Ghost also has Fediverse compatibility so people can follow your Ghost blog or newsletter directly from Mastodon etc. More info at fedi.tips/ghost-blogs-and-news…


Ghost: Blogs and newsletters on the Fediverse | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse
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I think I tried it on #yunohost. setting it up is a bit of a struggle, it seems worth it however.
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@FediThing ghost isn’t free as far as I see?
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It's free open source software (i.e. anyone can install, edit and release their own version) and the software itself is free of charge.

But you still have to pay the costs of hosting, either on Ghost.org or on your own server if you're self-hosting.

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As I always note when this comes up, @JuliusGoat made the switch to ghost from substack and wrote about it here

the-reframe.com/1-year-after-s…


1 Year After Substack

State of the newsletter 2025, a vacation, a new book, and some thoughts upon the 1-year anniversary of moving The Reframe.
A.R. Moxon (The Reframe)
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you also have to pay for mail delivery as you can only do that via Mailgun (even if you self host), who charge if you want to send more that 100 emails a day.

I have about 500 subscribers to my (free) blog so that's a problem.

There is also Beehiiv which is free up to 2500 subscribers and that's with them hosting, so I may move to them.

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@FediThing WordPress is much easier, and there are thousands of people who can help you with it, plus thousands of themes.
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the self hosted version still needs a mailgun account (for newsletters), which is was an absolute PIA to find the free version signup.mailgun.com/new/signup?… 😢

Sign Up Free | Mailgun

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@FediThing @tchambers Ghost has still serious #accessibility issues. So, I have another alternative @buttondown which is not decentralized. But currently I'm even trying the email subscription of @writefreely - which can be self-hosted. Then, depends on how "sophisticated" needs users have.
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