In October 2022, Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter. Almost a year later and we have witnessed the gutting of the content moderation department, a huge increase in hate speech, and in real terms the end to API-based researcher access to data. Twitter (or ‘X’) isn’t just unfriendly but actually unsafe for many...
Rudolph W. Giuliani said he still had “legal defenses” in a case brought by two election workers who said he had defamed them as he asserted that the 2020 election was marred by fraud.
Amazing to me that a nonprofit can do it, but my local police department, state forest fire service, etc etc, cannot and are stuck on twithell and fuckbook.
Association of Internet Researchers Moving to Mastodon ( aoir.org )
In October 2022, Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter. Almost a year later and we have witnessed the gutting of the content moderation department, a huge increase in hate speech, and in real terms the end to API-based researcher access to data. Twitter (or ‘X’) isn’t just unfriendly but actually unsafe for many...
How Is Science Twitter's "Mastodon Migration" Panning Out? - Absolutely Maybe ( absolutelymaybe.plos.org )
“Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty.” And Mastodon was the most common destination if they opened…
Scientists are pulling back from Twitter and looking for alternatives ( www.engadget.com )
The brain drain comes as X has made it increasingly difficult for researchers to use its platform....
[News] Giuliani Concedes He Made False Statements About Georgia Election Workers ( www.nytimes.com )
Rudolph W. Giuliani said he still had “legal defenses” in a case brought by two election workers who said he had defamed them as he asserted that the 2020 election was marred by fraud.
Wikimedia Foundation joins the fediverse ( wikimedia.social )
Multiple lemmy instances are getting hit with a js injection
Lemmy.world and lemmy.blahaj.zone have been hit with a JavaScript injection attack it seems.