Mastodon MigrationMay 24, 2023

Climate Scientists Leave Twitter For Mastodon

So, it is possible for a group to make the collective decision to leave Twitter. Scientists "suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter," and setting up shop on Mastodon.

Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges >>> https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230524-climate-scientists-flee-twitter-as-hostility-surges

"Glaciologist @Ruth_Mottram had more than 10,000 followers on Twitter but left in February and joined an alternative scientists' forum powered by Mastodon."

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#twittermigration #climate

Climate scientists flee Twitter as hostility surges

Scientists suffering insults and mass-spam are abandoning Twitter for alternative social networks as hostile climate-change denialism surges on the platform following Elon Musk's takeover.

FRANCE 24
Show threadMastodon MigrationMay 24, 2023

"It's really been a revelation in many ways. It's a much quieter and more thoughtful platform..."

"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... the amount, vituperativeness, and intensity of abuse has skyrocketed'."

"Contacted at its email address for comment, its press department returned its now customary reply, an automated email with a "poop" emoji."

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Show threadMastodon MigrationMay 24, 2023

Who to follow:

Peter Gleick @petergleick
Ruth Mottram @Ruth_Mottram
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe @kathhayhoe
Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler
seaice bot @seaice
Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins
Gernot Wagner @gwagner
David Ho @davidho

Hashtags:

#climate #science #openresearch #IceSheets #Greenland #Antarctica #biodiversity #Arctic #Glaciology #Weather #Atmosphere #PolarPortal #HorizonEurope #SeaLevelRise #carbon

Please post more links below. Help this important community expand their reach on Mastodon!

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Katz PodargusMay 26, 2023
Show threadMastodon Migration

@petergleick @Ruth_Mottram @kathhayhoe @andrewdessler @ed_hawkins @gwagner @davidho

For more background, this is an interesting read:

How Twitter became a haven for climate misinformation - "The intention is to create a perception that denial is far more widespread than it actually is," Michael Mann tells us. >>> https://www.publicnotice.co/p/twitter-climate-disinformation-musk-michael-mann

Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann

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How Twitter became a haven for climate misinformation

"The intention is to create a perception that denial is far more widespread than it actually is," Michael Mann tells us.

Public Notice
May 24, 2023 at 7:12pmWeb
Show threadMastodon MigrationMay 25, 2023

@petergleick @Ruth_Mottram @kathhayhoe @andrewdessler @ed_hawkins @gwagner @davidho @MichaelEMann

More to follow from the comments below:

Zack Labe @ZLabe
Christophe Cassou @cassouman40
Wolfgang Cramer @wolfgangcramer
Gonéri @Goneri
Shine McShine @Shine_McShine

Plus:

Dezene Huber @dezene
Friedrich Bohn @friedrichbohn
Stefan Kruijer @skruij
Dr. Brad Rosenheim @Brad_Rosenheim
Bread and Circuses @breadandcircuses

More Hashtags:

#climatejustice, #climatechange, #climatecrisis

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Show threadMastodon MigrationMay 29, 2023

@petergleick @Ruth_Mottram @kathhayhoe @andrewdessler @ed_hawkins @gwagner @davidho @MichaelEMann @ZLabe @cassouman40 @wolfgangcramer @Goneri @Shine_McShine @dezene @friedrichbohn @skruij @Brad_Rosenheim @breadandcircuses

Here is a .csv file of the accounts mentioned in this thread: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uQYbFguzK4syGWIBafwGZjPYtr-IVYwz/view?usp=sharing

You can save this file and import it to Mastodon to follow all of the these accounts.

You can then create a "Climate" list and go through the most recent follows and add them to the list.

climatelist.csv

Google Docs
Show threadChristine TMay 25, 2023
@WildernessWitness Good morning - I think this is a really useful thread for you 👆
Show threadWildernessWitnessMay 26, 2023
@whatshisays good morning! Oh cool, thanks Christine :)
Show threadstoicmikeMay 25, 2023
@mastodonmigration Not a problem if you've deleted your account and are done with it!
Show threadMacChoilighMay 26, 2023
@mastodonmigration @petergleick @Ruth_Mottram @kathhayhoe @andrewdessler @ed_hawkins @gwagner @davidho @MichaelEMann The GOP created the boarder crisis by posting on social media that the border was wide open. Now, according to a friend, the Twitter dust up with DeSantis was the result of deliberate actions by liberal Twitter engineers.