Environmental users abandoned Twitter after Musk takeover.
| Title: | Environmental users abandoned Twitter after Musk takeover. |
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| Authors: | Chang CH; Department of Biology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA; Environmental Analysis Program, Pomona College, Claremont, CA, 91711, USA. Electronic address: chchang@pomona.edu.; Deshmukh NR; ND Consulting, Los Angeles, CA, USA.; Armsworth PR; Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.; Masuda YJ; Vulcan, LLC, WA, USA. |
| Source: | Trends in ecology & evolution [Trends Ecol Evol] 2023 Oct; Vol. 38 (10), pp. 893-895. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 15. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishers Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 8805125 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1872-8383 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01695347 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Trends Ecol Evol Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Barking : Elsevier Science Publishers; Original Publication: Amsterdam [Netherlands] : Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. [(Biomedical Division)], c1986- |
| MeSH Terms: | Social Media*; Humans ; Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated |
| Abstract: | In our sample of 380 000 environmentally oriented users, nearly 50% became inactive on Twitter after it was sold in October 2022, a rate much higher than a control sample. Given Twitter's importance for public communication, our finding has troubling implications for digital environmental information sharing and public mobilization.; (Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of interests No interests are declared. |
| Substance Nomenclature: | 095I377U8F (musk); 0 (Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated) |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20230817 Date Completed: 20230915 Latest Revision: 20231003 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.tree.2023.07.002 |
| PMID: | 37591718 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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