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Should academics quit Twitter?

Elon Musk’s ‘de facto town square’ is a place where misinformation abounds and where academia is often attacked by culture warriors. But is fighting back effective? Or can it make things worse if academics don’t keep calm and stick to the facts? Tom Williams reports

By Tom Williams

8 December

Protect researchers from online abuse, universities told

Twitter trolls and polarised debate on Covid have caused almost one in four academics to scale back public engagement, says Elsevier study

By Jack Grove

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Trolls head surrounded by sweets to illustrate Universities must help scholars targeted by trolls

Universities must help academics targeted by trolls

While the benefits of impact accrue to institutions, any backlash is focused on individuals, says Erin Pritchard

By Erin Pritchard

24 May

Academics reluctant to report violent online threats to police

Barely half of victims report threats to police, says Finnish study, which finds perpetrators of harassment are not infrequently colleagues of those they target

By Ben Upton

22 December

US universities caught up in crackdown on TikTok

Politicians fight Chinese social media platform over security concerns seen as flawed and even risky, but with possible upside for student mental health

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US universities caught up in crackdown on TikTok

Politicians fight Chinese social media platform over security concerns seen as flawed and even risky, but with possible upside for student mental health

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Should academics quit Twitter?

Protect researchers from online abuse, universities told

Universities must help academics targeted by trolls

Academics reluctant to report violent online threats to police

Related universities

Georgetown University

Stanford University

University of Oklahoma

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