THE DEMISE OF SUBSTACK?
There will be alternatives
I have received several reports indicating that my Substack subscribers are now required to provide biometric ID according to the platform.
Others have not had to provide biometric ID.
Advice I have received indicates that Substack are not legally required to insist on biometric ID under new Australian laws just introduced under the guise of “protecting children” from online harm. We all know it is the thin end of the wedge towards total censorship and loss of personal freedom. This is the government’s plan.
I have downloaded all my subscriber data and I am poised to migrate this data to another freedom loving platform as soon as practical.
In the meantime, please find below an excellent email to the senior managers of Substack by my friend BenB.
You can write to Substack also using the email addresses shown in Ben’s email.
It will be a pity if Substack do not back down and refuse to require biometric ID. This platform has been valuable to me and my readers and I’m sure has saved many lives and prevented many from acquiring serious injury due to the jabs.
Let’s hope and pray for commonsense.
BEN’S EMAIL
Hi Phillip,
While you have access without a Biometric Check I suggest you look at what I had Grok come up with ; read carefully
https://x.com/i/grok/share/wd4p7jpFM5iE8t9uuloyJxy2Z
I then used this link in an email sent to
Attention Chris Best (CEO and co-founder) cb@substack.com
Hamish McKenzie (COO and Chief Writing Officer) hm@substack.com
Jairaj Sethi (CTO and co-founder) js@substack.com
The email :
Subject: “Papers Please” - CB of Substack only following orders to Live on his Knees
I have ceased writing and almost every other colleague of mine from Australia intend to do so the moment they are asked for Biometrics.
Your platform’s reputation and reach is now compromised.
Go back to the world war and think about the German officers asking for Papers Please
They were only following orders right ?
You will lose more revenue and reputation not fighting this than if you fight it
But instead you jumped on board cowardly and implemented over the top papers please even before required to do so for Australians and no doubt were eager to please the UK
I have written to be age verified through common sense rather than Biometrics
The rest of the censorship you engage in or participate in including having armies of AI and staff read over my articles to determine if it should be age restricted (Something that makes no sense if you are age restricting all readers anyway) is very concerning.
From the onset you are y our co-founders have stated you are looking to float the company to the highest bidder which no doubt will be globalist backed; have you already sold those shares or been promised a sale ?
In any case the only essays I will be writing for Substack will be ones that highlight your “following orders” and they won’t be on Substack as I will never use biometrics to access a writing platform (it is absurd as most critical thinkers you have on your platform will know).
Time to look for alternatives and with AI that is now very easy
https://x.com/i/grok/share/wd4p7jpFM5iE8t9uuloyJxy2Z
Like I said Chris, the cowards way is to say they are following orders “Papers Please”
Show some courage and conviction and be prepared to take on the governments.
From my side I can get you an Audience with Senators, Media and Lawyers to assist you
OR
Live on your knees and look yourself in the mirror and try to convince yourself you are doing what you always set out to do; because everyone else looking at you knows you (so far) are not one who will defend your core principles - if they involve freedom of morally lawful - not newly legislated lawful- expression).
Sincerely a Biometrics Submission Blocked Substack Writer
Note there will be one instance where I will submit to the biometrics and it will be in the export for migration of all Substack assets I created and email lists
https://x.com/i/grok/share/wd4p7jpFM5iE8t9uuloyJxy2Z
The above email makes reference to one of Chris Bests posts where he highlights how bad it is “what they have to do”
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The very act of using a Credit Card for subscriptions/Opening a Stack SHOULD be adequate age verification.
But, of course, this is NOT about "It's for the children", it's to identify and monitor those who dare to dissent from the official narratives and/or use their freedom of speech rights to challenge the State directly.
It's truly sad that this happening in countries that used to be regarded as beacons of freedom and democracy.
Migration en masse to other free platforms for writing and sharing articles and videos etc might be the only way to tell these companies we do not comply. If there is no freedom of speech because of biometric tracking then there is no freedom period. I don't know why people cannot see this as anything other than a dystopian push towards total digital enslavement.