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The license permits Substack to alter and reproduce user Posts—not merely display them—which means Substack can change the form or presentation of user content as part of platform operations.
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Users permit Substack to translate, modify, reproduce, and otherwise act on their Posts for the purposes of providing and improving the platform and notifying users about new features.
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The license permits Substack to alter and reproduce user Posts—not merely display them—which means Substack can change the form or presentation of user content as part of platform operations.
Users permit Substack to translate, modify, reproduce, and otherwise act on their Posts for the purposes of providing and improving the platform and notifying users about new features.
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