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Climate scientists flee Twitter [to Mastodon] as hostility surges (www.france24.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/technology@lemmy.world

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EDIT: I didn't notice in the original post, the article is from 2023

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19707239

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".

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[–] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 22 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's great news. Looking forward to having more climate scientists on Mastodon.

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Hell, I would like to have ANYONE on Mastodon. It feels so dead.

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Does it?

My Mastodon feed is more alive than my twitter feed used to be years before its demise. And also in my native language, if I were to follow english speaking people I'd be overwhelmed.

The trick is not to rely to much on the instance local feed and start following people from every instance.

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 3 points 3 months ago

Every time I give it another shot and look for things and people to follow, I find nothing.

[–] Wiz@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago

Yes, and...

You can follow (and use) hashtags of topics you like.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 6 points 3 months ago

Start following hashtags of things you're interested in. And interact with people in those threads.