Do you think that science as an institution needs like an open platform such as Twitter in order to operate well? I do. There've been a lot of issues that have been discussed through Title IX or through University Human Resources Department said have gone from the perspective of many women and economics and how they were. People have been removed in academia because of discussions that were initially disclosed on Twitter.
Twitter has become indispensable to many scientists. It is a place to share findings, raise their profile, and is even used as a source of data in many studies.
In recent months though, the site has been in turmoil after a swathe of policy changes in light of Elon Musk's takeover. Never a stranger to misinformation and abuse, these problems have reportedly gotten worse. Additionally, the ability to use Twitter as a source of data is in peril, and malfunctions are more commonplace.
In this episode of Nature's Take we discuss how these changes are affecting the platform and the knock-on effects on science.
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