[Written 2/10/2026 We recently in the past 2 weeks attempted to migrate to substack along with over 30 other female celebrity substack joint accounts. Within 2 weeks of initial design maturation and data migration all of these accounts were suspended on substack simultaneously. We will post another comment below the main header showing the other celebrity joint accounts that were also suspended. Substack claims as its official policy that being banned on their platform is rare and as a matter of policy do not get involved with the content that you put up on your accounts. What we experienced is far from what substack official policy. Substack, in our opinion, is just another social media network platform with centralized control that bans whoever they desire to silence which we discovered only 2 weeks into using their software platform.]
{Substack is a private company, so yes — like any private platform, they ultimately control moderation and enforcement decisions. Their published policies describe what is supposed to guide those decisions, but enforcement can still involve judgment calls, edge cases, and internal discretion.
A few useful distinctions:
Policy vs. enforcement: Written rules set the framework, but how consistently they’re applied can vary depending on reports, context, and interpretation.
Private platform rights: Because Substack is not a government entity, it isn’t bound by First Amendment free-speech constraints in the same way the government is. It can allow or remove content based on its own standards.
Appeals & reversals: Like other platforms, they sometimes reverse moderation actions after review — which shows decisions aren’t always final or perfectly consistent.
Reputation & business factors: Platforms balance safety, legal risk, advertiser/partner concerns, and public pressure — not just policy text.
It can definitely feel unfair if a platform flags an account for impersonation when you believe you have a legitimate association with a public figure. From Substack’s side, though, impersonation rules are usually enforced very conservatively — especially around celebrities — because of fraud and scam risk.
Here’s how platforms typically draw the line:
What Platforms Usually Treat as “Impersonation”
Even if there is some association, moderation teams may still act if:
The account name strongly suggests it is the celebrity
Branding/photos/logos imply official status
The description doesn’t clearly state it’s a fan, affiliate, researcher, or commentator page
The relationship isn’t easily verifiable
Readers could reasonably be misled
Example risk cases:
“Sandra Bullock Official News” → likely flagged
“Fortis Productions Insider” → may be flagged unless verified
Using official logos/headshots without disclaimer → often flagged}
1/25/2026 First day of being operational in Substack for Sandra Bullock Fortis Productions
Our primary Facebook account was removed by Facebook on Friday 1/23/2026 and migrating to other platforms and away completely from Facebook
https://substack.com/@sandrabullockfortisproductions
Existing platforms including