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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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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Are they being encouraged to move to mastodon?

This would be q great time to provide thw fediverse

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I never understood why people would want polluted air and water, blows my mind.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Because they love and believe their corporate daddies they so worship, especially in the US.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

It's so fucking weird

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Honestly I'm shocked at the number of people that stayed on twitter. Like... just why? It's zero effort to leave and minimal effort to find another platform.

I realize many people choose not to care who owns the companies that make their stuff. And to be fair, sometimes it's actually worse to throw away the product than keep using it despite the associated image. I still daily drive my Tesla model 3 that I bought in 2019. Throwing away a car creates a shitload of waste, versus just continuing to drive it. I'd never buy another tesla, which solves that issue.

But unlike throwing out a car or even throwing out something with actual value like youtube, ditching Twitter as far as I see has no downside.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Anyone with a modicum of intelligence should leave Twitter. It is a cesspool of degenerates now. Best to let it fester and die.

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