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# Substack continues their pull away from the open web
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/substack-continues-their-pull-away-from-the-open-web/
- Published: 2024-11-05T20:16:58.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-05T20:16:58.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

Sarah Perez for TechCrunch: [Substack Is Giving Out Free Subscriptions to Boost App Installs](https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/substack-is-giving-out-free-subscriptions-to-boost-app-installs/?guccounter=1&ref=birchtree.me)

> Publishing platform Substack is now pushing users to install its mobile app by offering gifted subscriptions. While Substack itself is available across platforms, including the web, those who want to take advantage of the free subscription offer can only do so after downloading the mobile app to their device.

[Classic](https://birchtree.me/blog/the-social-network-substack-wants-to-own-more-and-more-of-the-relationship/) [neutral](https://birchtree.me/blog/im-always-happy-i-use-ghost-and-not-substack-but-im-extra-happy-today/) “[infrastructure](https://birchtree.me/blog/substack-wants-to-have-its-cake-and-eat-it-too/)” [behavior](https://birchtree.me/blog/your-quarterly-reminder-that-substack-is-not-infrastructure-theyre-an-aspiring-social-platform/) 👌