Comment on Thousands of scientists are cutting back on Twitter, seeding angst and uncertainty

magnetosphere@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Kingofthezyx@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  BlueSky is completely separate from Twitter. And as for TikTok, a social media scientist’s concerns aren’t really for their own personal privacy or the integrity of the web, but for reaching the largest audience they can.

  Love it or hate it, TikTok is one of the largest audiences out there, period.

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  • magnetosphere@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    While I know they’re separate companies, I had thought that Twitter posts could show up on BlueSky. Therefore, Musk could turn off compatibility at any time, which is where the “whims” bit came in.

    Is that inaccurate? Am I remembering wrong? I’d appreciate any correction if I’m saying something that isn’t true.

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• Dee@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ve seen a handful switching to Substack as well. I’ve been experimenting with that platform lately and I like the post editor, lots of tools but not overly bloated, it’s pretty good. My only complaint so far has been that a lot of History/Academic Substacks seem to be pushing for the paid tier and so hide a lot of their posts behind a paywall Patreon style. Because of that Mastodon has been my favorite since the Twitter exodus.

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• allalae@orcas.enjoying.yachts ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  When my partner shows me their feed on tiktok, we’ve run into quite a few folks trying to do community outreach through it. Can’t say I’m a big fan of the app, but given how popular it is, I’m glad there are scientists who are trying to put out some decent information on it.

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• breakfastburrito@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  wrt TikTok I assume the poll just asked what other platforms you are on, not if you are posting career related things on the platform. Most grad students are in their 20s and probably use TikTok for entertainment.

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