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Samy Carbonnel
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We absolutely have one or two followers who are convinced of this point: you should stay on Twitter to fight the good fight. This paragraph by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social should disabuse you of that most Cuchulain-like attempt to fight the sea of disinfo. The algorithm wasn’t written for that.
While some people argue that scientists should remain on Twitter to try and reach, and hopefully persuade, the audience there, I ask you this: did you create a TruthSocial or 4Chan account to try and reach those people, or did you stay away because the audience is full of conspiracy-prone extremists who hate you? Twitter should absolutely be thought of in the same way now. And even if you want to stay, the algorithm is working against you.
August 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM