- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmy.world
Researchers have documented an explosion of hate and misinformation on Twitter since the Tesla billionaire took over in October 2022 – and now experts say communicating about climate science on the social network on which many of them rely is getting harder.
Policies aimed at curbing the deadly effects of climate change are accelerating, prompting a rise in what experts identify as organised resistance by opponents of climate reform.
Peter Gleick, a climate and water specialist with nearly 99,000 followers, announced on May 21 he would no longer post on the platform because it was amplifying racism and sexism.
While he is accustomed to “offensive, personal, ad hominem attacks, up to and including direct physical threats”, he told AFP, “in the past few months, since the takeover and changes at Twitter, the amount, vituperativeness, and intensity of abuse has skyrocketed”.
Are they being encouraged to move to mastodon?
This would be q great time to provide thw fediverse
Bonfire, with its direct support for OpenScience features, would be a better alternative
vituperative
/vī-too͞′pər-ə-tĭv, -tyoo͞′-, -pə-rā″-, vĭ-/adjective
Using, containing, or marked by harshly critical or irate language.I never understood why people would want polluted air and water, blows my mind.
Because either money or cult like following.
Because they love and believe their corporate daddies they so worship, especially in the US.
It’s so fucking weird
I’m just waiting for Musk to sue all people on earth for either not having an account or for abandoning their account on Twitter.
Musk won of course…
As usual billionaires
buyget their way. Too many people that aren’t brainwashed “conservatives” on there for his liking so he took it over and now look at where we are…