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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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[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Everyone from the lemmy.blahaj.zone instance that I've interacted with or seen have been trolls. Those guys are super weirdos idk what their deal is. It's baffling seeing what they claim to stand for

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I thought they were supposed to be a pro-trans, inclusive community but I'm thinking it's mostly just astro-terfing trolls. Kinda like ml or lemmygrad or beehaw aren't really leftists, just pro-authoritarian incoherent apologist edgelords.

It's like they're not even trying to interact with good faith.

[–] Traister101@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago

I wouldn't be shocked if it was astro-terfing

[–] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tell me more about Beehaw, I know about the trouble with lemmy.ml and lemmygrad, but so far haven't heard anything about Beehaw.

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Well, beehaw is kinda like ml but less hinged at times. I don't block instances, only users and communities. Some of beehaws communities are quite good and friendly. The politics ones...well, I don't see those anymore.

Sometimes it feels like there grownups in there who grasp nuance and empathy and at other times it feels like it's full of ex-4channers who think they've grown up.