Nature's Take: How Twitter's changes could affect science
Nature's Take: How Twitter's changes could affect science Nature staff take on the big topics that matter in science. Show authors Nick Petrić Howe View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Anne Marie Conlon View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Mary Elizabeth Sutherland View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Michael White Michael White is a senior editor at Nature. View author publications You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar Twitter Facebook Email Subscribe Subscribe iTunes Google Podcast acast RSS In this roundtable discussion show, we discuss Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter and how this is affecting science. Your browser does not support the audio element. Download MP3 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. doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00590-4 Related Articles ![]()
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Twitter changed science — what happens now it's in turmoil? 
How Musk's takeover might change Twitter: what researchers think 
Should I join Mastodon? A scientists' guide to Twitter's rival 
How to use Twitter to further your research career Subjects Media Communication Jobs Research Scientist - Chemistry Research & Innovation MRC National Institute for Medical Research Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom POST-DOC POSITIONS IN THE FIELD OF "Automated Miniaturized Chemistry" supervised by Prof. Alexander Dömling Palacky University (PU) Olomouc, Czech Republic Ph.D. POSITIONS IN THE FIELD OF "Automated miniaturized chemistry" supervised by Prof. Alexander Dömling Palacky University (PU) Olomouc, Czech Republic Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute opens A SENIOR RESEARCHER POSITION IN THE FIELD OF "Automated miniaturized chemistry" supervised by Prof. Alexander Dömling Palacky University (PU) Olomouc, Czech Republic Related Articles Twitter changed science — what happens now it's in turmoil? How Musk's takeover might change Twitter: what researchers think Should I join Mastodon? A scientists' guide to Twitter's rival How to use Twitter to further your research career Subjects Media Communication Sign up to Nature Briefing An essential round-up of science news, opinion and analysis, delivered to your inbox every weekday. Email address Yes! Sign me up to receive the daily Nature Briefing email. I agree my information will be processed in accordance with the Nature and Springer Nature Limited Privacy Policy. Sign up 