Newsletter publishing platform Substack raises $100 millionFounded in 2017, Substack enables writers to create subscription-based newsletters and podcasts, taking a 10% revenue share. The platform h...
18 Jul, 2025, 01.11 AM IST
Substack says it will not ban Nazis or extremist speechThe response came weeks after The Atlantic found that at least 16 Substack newsletters had "overt Nazi symbols" in their logos or graphics,...
23 Dec, 2023, 05.58 PM IST
Twitter rivals pile up with Meta's launch of ThreadsSince Elon Musk took over Twitter eight months ago, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsew...
06 Jul, 2023, 08.09 AM IST
Search still on for alternatives to Elon Musk-owned TwitterSince Elon Musk took over Twitter in October, users irked by the platform's new regime have vowed to move their online presence elsewhere, ...
02 May, 2023, 08.25 AM IST
Substack launches Twitter lookalike Notes after Musk clampdownNotes, which has been in testing with a small group of writers in recent weeks, was made public on April 11.
12 Apr, 2023, 10.53 AM IST
Substack links were never blocked, says Elon MuskTwitter has restricted promotion and visibility for tweets with links to Substack posts - a move that has not gone well with people.
09 Apr, 2023, 12.41 PM IST
Why journalist Matt Taibbi, Substack and Elon Musk’s Twitter are at loggerheadsTaibbi claimed Twitter blocked access to embedding tweets in posts on the online publishing platform Substack as well as from retweeting, l...
09 Apr, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
Twitter stops writers from retweeting, liking or replying to Substack linksTwitter has restricted access to embedding tweets in posts on online publishing platform Substack, leaving thousands of users in a limbo.
08 Apr, 2023, 12.27 PM IST
Twitter to shut down newsletter product Revue next yearThe social media platform bought Revue in 2021 for an undisclosed sum amid a larger boom for newsletters during the pandemic, and as it sou...
15 Dec, 2022, 04.42 PM IST
Are we past peak newsletter?In recent years, the humble email became a star in its own right. During the pandemic, media companies sought to cash in on a surge of exci...
25 Oct, 2022, 07.05 AM IST
Can cloud kitchens service multiple brands?E-commerce platforms are obliged to display the FSSAI license and registration number of the concerned entity on their platforms, a spokesp...
02 Sep, 2022, 09.32 AM IST
Facebook launches newsletter product Bulletin, its Substack rivalCEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the platform, which is live at Bulletin.com, and introduced some of the writers that the company has recruite...
30 Jun, 2021, 10.19 AM IST
Twitter to introduce ticketing for audio 'Spaces' featureThe move is part of Twitter's effort to be a bigger player in the creator economy, as influencers and independent writers are increasingly ...
03 May, 2021, 11.18 PM IST
Facebook to pay $5 million to local journalists in newsletter pushThe move is part of Facebook's answer to the trend of email newsletters, led by platforms like Substack, as it focuses on reporters
29 Apr, 2021, 07.49 PM IST
Patreon valuation trebles after Tiger Global-led new funding roundPatreon has raised $155 million in a Tiger Global-led fresh funding round at a valuation of $4 billion. The creators' platform is said to b...
07 Apr, 2021, 11.53 AM IST
Substack raises $65 million in Andreessen Horowitz-led funding roundSubstack said it would use the fresh capital to help fund its financing program for writers, growing a team of writers and bolster its subs...
31 Mar, 2021, 12.52 AM IST
Metakovan, mystery buyer of Beeple's $69.3 million NFT art, reveals identityVignesh Sundaresan aka ‘Metakovan’ is a Singapore-based blockchain entrepreneur, coder and angel investor. He has announced a $500,000 fell...
19 Mar, 2021, 04.24 PM IST