Climate scientists get all Verklemt their defunct Echo Room on Twitter, throw tantrums and leave – Is that acceptable?

From France 24

Everything is hate and bot with these weak bullies.

Researchers have documented an explosion of hate and misinformation on Twitter since billionaire Tesla took over in October 2022 — and now, experts say, communication is about science. The social media climate on which many of them rely is getting harder and harder.

Policies to limit the deadly effects of climate change are accelerating, fueling a rise in what experts identify as organized resistance by opponents of climate reform.

Peter Gleick, a climate and water expert with nearly 99,000 followers, announced on May 21 that he will no longer be posting on the platform because it amplifies racism and sexism count.

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

These comments react to Dramatic announcement, Gleick’s pearl grip about his departure summarizes the reality pretty well.

Now that Twitter content moderators and healthy conversation enforcers do not amplify climate activists nor suppress dissenting voices, which is disappointing for who believe that everyone agrees with them.

Robert Rohde, physicist and lead scientist at the nonprofit environmental data analysis group Berkeley Earth, analyzed activity across hundreds of accounts by widely followed experts posting about science. climate before and after takeover.

He finds tweets by climate scientists are losing their impact. The average number of likes they received dropped by 38% and the average number of retweets dropped by 40%.

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

Andrew Dessler, professor of atmospheric science at Texas A&M University, says he is moving most of his climate communications to Substack, a newsletter platform.

He said: “Twitter climate communication is less helpful (for now) because I can see that my tweets are getting less engaged.

“In response to almost every tweet related to climate change, I find my messages flooded with replies from verified accounts making false or misleading statements.”

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

The record holder for the time of child bullying, Katherine Hayhoe, is also discussed in the article. Last time we interacted, she called me a white supremacist or something.

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe says responses from trolls or bots have clearly increased

And of course Mann was always complaining about organized plots.

Michael Mann, a prominent climate scientist at the University of Pennsylvania and a frequent target of abuse by climate change deniers, said he believes the rise in misinformation is due to people climate reform protest “organised and orchestrated”.

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