Newsletter platform Substack announced today that it’s introducing several new features, including private Substacks. A private Substack is a publication that you can host alone or readers can request to subscribe to read your posts. Writers can choose to approve or decline each subscription request.
In a blog post, Substack explained that private Substack accounts work similarly to private Instagram profiles. A private Substack can be used to keep in touch with friends, build communities of interest and test the waters for a new publication, the company says.
Users can change their Substack from public to private at any time by navigating to their settings and selecting “Private” in the “Import” section. Once a users make their publication private, readers won’t be able to see any posts...
