<p>After purchasing Twitter for a whopping $44 billion, Elon Musk on Wednesday said he is willing to acquire Substack which lets independent writers and podcasters publish directly to their audience and get paid through subscriptions.</p>.<p>Reacting to a user who asked him if it would make sense for Twitter to buy Substack and more tightly connect the two platforms, Musk replied: "I'm open to the idea".</p>.<p>"Twitter plus Substack creates instantly massive competition for obsolete legacy corporate media," the user posted.</p>.<p>Musk's reaction came after witnessing a lukewarm response from mainstream and corporate media on various versions of "Twitter Files" that he has revealed via independent journalists.</p>.<p>"Why is corporate journalism rushing to defend the state instead of the people?" Musk further asked.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/twitter-in-2022-5-essential-reads-about-the-consequences-of-elon-musk-s-takeover-1175162.html">Twitter in 2022: 5 essential reads about the consequences of Elon Musk's takeover</a></strong></p>.<p>The Twitter CEO was reacting to Leighton Woodhouse, a freelance reporter and documentary filmmaker, who posted on Substack that "establishment journalists' response to the Twitter Files is that of a profession committed to protecting the state instead of exposing it".</p>.<p>Substack is a US online platform that provides publishing, payment, analytics, and design infrastructure to support subscription newsletters.</p>.<p>It allows writers to send digital newsletters directly to subscribers.</p>.<p>Substack was founded in 2017 by Chris Best, the co-founder of Kik Messenger, Jairaj Sethi, a developer, and Hamish McKenzie, a former tech reporter.</p>
<p>After purchasing Twitter for a whopping $44 billion, Elon Musk on Wednesday said he is willing to acquire Substack which lets independent writers and podcasters publish directly to their audience and get paid through subscriptions.</p>.<p>Reacting to a user who asked him if it would make sense for Twitter to buy Substack and more tightly connect the two platforms, Musk replied: "I'm open to the idea".</p>.<p>"Twitter plus Substack creates instantly massive competition for obsolete legacy corporate media," the user posted.</p>.<p>Musk's reaction came after witnessing a lukewarm response from mainstream and corporate media on various versions of "Twitter Files" that he has revealed via independent journalists.</p>.<p>"Why is corporate journalism rushing to defend the state instead of the people?" Musk further asked.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/business/technology/twitter-in-2022-5-essential-reads-about-the-consequences-of-elon-musk-s-takeover-1175162.html">Twitter in 2022: 5 essential reads about the consequences of Elon Musk's takeover</a></strong></p>.<p>The Twitter CEO was reacting to Leighton Woodhouse, a freelance reporter and documentary filmmaker, who posted on Substack that "establishment journalists' response to the Twitter Files is that of a profession committed to protecting the state instead of exposing it".</p>.<p>Substack is a US online platform that provides publishing, payment, analytics, and design infrastructure to support subscription newsletters.</p>.<p>It allows writers to send digital newsletters directly to subscribers.</p>.<p>Substack was founded in 2017 by Chris Best, the co-founder of Kik Messenger, Jairaj Sethi, a developer, and Hamish McKenzie, a former tech reporter.</p>