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date: 2020-12-29T14:29:56.900-08:00
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via [@rosano](https://twitter.com/rosano/status/1343891364623380480), the people behind [[Ghost]] are putting together [Open Subscription Platforms](https://opensubscriptionplatforms.com/):

> A shared movement for independent subscription data.
> With everyone getting into subscriptions, it’s never been more important to be in control of your customer data.

And in the footer:

> An open standards working group committed to data portability for independent subscription platforms

This is mainly about data exports, not [[platform risk]] -- so no discussion about open source here. I thought [[Ghost]] and [[Substack]] were pretty rivalrous, but Substack is listed right there as well.

[[Medium]], [[Patreon]], and [[ConvertKit]] get specifically called out as closed platforms.