"Substack promised to be a haven for independent voices. But this week, it joined the ranks of digital censors. The platform suspended investigative journalist Richard Luthmannâwithout warning, explanation, or due process. His offense? Reporting on political corruption, exposing judges, and covering a contested NYC primary. Luthmann, a federal litigant in active cases, believes coordinated online mobs weaponized Substackâs complaint system to silence him. This isnât content moderationâitâs ideological enforcement. Substackâs silence speaks volumes. When platforms claiming to defend free speech instead punish dissent, we donât just lose a journalistâwe lose trust in the system meant to protect press freedom itself."
In a world where Big Tech censors with the flick of an algorithm, where âfree speechâ platforms start sounding more like Silicon Valley overlords than champions of liberty, one question rings louder every day:
Who is really in charge of what the American people are allowed to read?
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