Stephan: As you may know shortly after Elon Musk revealed what is was going to allow on Twitter, we took down the Twitter version of SR, ending the connection with several thousand readers. I just did not feel it was ethically appropriate to continue to be associated with Twitter. Now it am seeing reports, this being one, that Twitter has become a cesspool of climate change misinformation. I think this very sad and unconscious on the part of Elon Musk, and dangerous to the wellbeing of humanity.
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Twitter has proved a cherished forum for climate scientists to share research, as well as for activists seeking to rally action to halt oil pipelines or decry politicians’ failure to cut pollution. But many are now fleeing Twitter due to a surge in climate misinformation, spam, and even threats that have upended their relationship with the platform.
Under the often chaotic leadership of Elon Musk, Twitter has fired content management teams, dismantled the platform’s sustainability arm, and lifted bans on several prominent users with millions of followers, such as Donald Trump and the right-wing commentator Jordan Peterson, who has espoused falsities about the climate crisis. The changes have been too much to bear for some climate experts.Elon Musk’s […]
