Substack CEO says App Store changes have been ‘fantastic’ for independent media

At The Information’s The Future of Influence event on Tuesday, Substack co-founder and CEO Chris Best praised recent changes to Apple’s App Store policies, calling them “fantastic”, and a major win for independent media.

Best’s comments come in the wake of Epic Games’ historic win against Apple, which forced the company to loosen some of its long-standing restrictions. Under the new mandate, Apple must allow developers to freely direct users to alternative payment…