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

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 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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[–] Allonzee@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I just wish there were a way to preserve these records in a format with enough longevity to survive until the next sapient species evolves after we destroy ourselves and the human habitability of the planet for a couple million years.

They could use the warning against indulging greed and willful ignorance, and we deserve to have others laughing at our species' expense through time. We inherited paradise just to set it on fire eyes wide open. It's an extremely low bar, but I hope the next global apex predator chooses to do better.

[–] BallsandBayonets@lemmings.world 4 points 2 months ago

We're currently rhyming with history from less than 100 years ago (the rise of fascism), I don't think having a warning is enough to prevent it from happening again.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 5 points 2 months ago

Huh... "vituperative", I like it.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

https://nathanlesage.github.io/academics-on-mastodon/

[–] fiend_unpleasant@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think this is going to happen more and more. As the delta semi-morons continue to erode civilization we are just going to "take our ball and go home" so to speak. We can science, tech, and culture around them and they will eventually be left out in their echo chamber desert fighting each other over the last minions meme scraps.

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