Universities: why are you still on Twitter/X?
As I have explained before, I left the platform formerly known as Twitter at the end of August 2023 and haven't looked back. Many of my friends and colleagues have quit too, most of them setting up accounts on Bluesky and/or Mastodon. In recent months, a number of big companies have also stopped advertising on Twitter/X too. It's not just the systematic amplification of hateful tweets from a variety of antisocial bigots,…
http://telescoper.blog/2023/12/20/universities-why-are-you-still-on-twitter-x/
Peter Coles /
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2023-12-20 11:54:30
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