When billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter and pledged that “the bird is freed” last week, Felix Ndahinda saw a threat rising on the horizon.
All eyes are on Twitter as Musk’s plans for the platform come into focus. For now, it is unclear how far he will go towards his early pledge to be a “free speech absolutist”, which has raised concerns that he might reduce oversight of offensive or potentially harmful tweets. But past research offers some pointers as to what the impact of looser restrictions on tweeting could be.
Musk has repeatedly stated that he wants to loosen Twitter’s reins on speech. In the days following his purchase of the company, Twitter reported a surge in hate speech. By 31 October, the company said that it had removed 1,500 accounts related to such posts, and Musk says that, for now, its moderation policies have not changed.
Normally, these platforms are where false narratives start, says Stringhini. When those narratives creep onto mainstream platforms such as Twitter or Facebook, they explode. “They get pushed on Twitter and go out of control because everybody sees them and journalists cover them,” he says. But judging from other social-media platforms with loose restrictions on speech, a rise in extremism and misinformation could be bad business for a platform with mainstream appeal such as Twitter, says Piazza. “Those communities degenerate to the point to where they’re not really usable — they’re flooded by bots, pornography, objectionable material,” says Piazza. “People will gravitate to other platforms.
I thought SA was about science, not political bias. It’s only OK to let people speak when they agree with the left’s agenda, but don’t you dare speak the truth! Here, I’ll help you: Guns save lives. Covid “vaccines” are killing a lot of people! Election fraud exists! Trump won!
Isn’t it funny that in all these years that liberal extremists have been screaming about conservative extremists, I’ve never actually seen one😂
Would be nice if you post about science, not politics.
You on the side of dictatorial / pro-pedo operations?
...that is not a very scientific thought ... real science welcomes free speech and diverse ideas ... the new twitter is an improved environment in that direction ...
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The biggest terrorist organization on the planet all ready dominates society with radicalism and propaganda. We call them the mainstream CIA operation mockingbird controlled media.
More Free Speech is a bad thing now? Interesting…
Well… this just made me unfollow you. Get out of politics!!!
What is hate speech? Truth? Points of views that differ from yours? And who gets to be the arbiter of speech? You? Why?
I hate sushi. Is that, technically, 'hate speech'?
Twitter has been full of people recommending sterilization of children and mutilating them in the name of their cult, but the people who disagree, and we're banned and silenced for saying so, are the extremists..? How very scientific of you...
This only shows how elonmusk-taking-over-Twitter has rattled the leftist ecosystem.
I cancelled my subscription to scientific American years ago due to it’s leftist opinions.
No, the extremists (the left) lost their meal ticket when he opened it back up to free speech for all!
This account never posts anything related to science. WTF, you make me want to click the not interested button because of your spam. Do better.
Scientific American continues to get worse and worse. I use to enjoy this magazine as a kid.
Those experts again! They’re everywhere!
why this shameful title! 'guise'. we do not have to choose between Science and Free Speech. Even your reatpectful magazine does not have a default 'right' to Science.
Hate speech? Are you saying people will disagree Not a very creative hypothesis.
Oh no! He’s going to let people speak! What will we do?
All Humans Bow to the Robots
Who defines hate speech? You guys?
Are you saying a place where Fascism and Autocracy could take a foothold? I think so... Mr. Neal Chew
In China, they label all opposition to the Communist party, all popular religious groups, and people with different racial backgrounds as 'Extremist'. Yet here we are, land of the free? Shame on
Wow are you psychic or do you just believe every expert you pay?
No science to discuss? By-bye
Fortunately most of your fellow fascists have run in fear of truth.
Fortunately most of the fascists you support ran in fear of truth.
'guise of “free speech' you mean free speech is only what you decide?
Is talking about the Israeli colonization of Palestine and its massacres considered extremism? Politics seems to have interfered with your scientific journal.
elonmusk is so misguided regarding political views. Trump too! It is sad for this nation to have the luxury of messing with its own peace just in the name of free speech, and the right to bear arms. Tourists should stop traveling into the US for one could get killed while vaca.
DrMMuehlbacher Sie meinen, dass sich jetzt zu den unzähligen Ultralinken , die Ultrarechten gesellen.... ?.......
You need to be deplatformed.
I thought the extremist were leaving in droves. That's what they tweeted anyway.
Free speech means (select one or more letters): A - spread truth B - spread lies C - spread hate D - spread love E - spread assertive statements F - spread manipulative statements G - spread respect H - spread extremism
Could? They have!
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Couldn't voicing this view be considered hate speech? Assuming I was a prejudiced as you?
These EXPERTS have been controlling is for ever. Time for them to bugger off and share the floor like polite society used to.
Afraid to talk to some people that are sheep?
Boy you guys use the terms extremist, hate speech, violence, racism, misinformation, etc pretty loosely. What are you afraid of? And why is free speech in quotation marks as if it isn't real?
Oh you mean like the left wing extremists that run it before or the other kind you hate!? Be scientific, research and pose findings for people to make their decision.
I used to respect you.
Yes, only the right side of the political aisle can be extreme.
If an extremist sh*ts in the woods, does anyone take them seriously?
'Where will the normies go? Who cares!' There's nothing more 'extremist' than a government agent and they're all over this website.
Now do a story on coordinated propaganda.
Don’t worry speech is still not very free on Twitter my account got suspended in less than 24 hours
Tell us more...
Don't you think stopping free speech is unamerican? Most republicans are not extremists. The Dems became a cancel culture and is trying to become a one party rule in America. Otherwise why try to cancel our voices. elonmusk has made it fair, it doesn't mean he agrees with us.
Real science folks.
Where do I go to school to become an “internet and extremism expert” ? Sounds like a made up title in order to push a bias behind the illusion of authenticity
ggreenwald another one 🙄
You realize the Taliban is STILL on Twitter and has been for a while?
Extreamism experts? So we're just making things up now? I googled what extreamism is. Am I an expert now?
Pro tip SA: Fire your WOKE employees. They’re ruining your reputation.
Extremists have been on Twitter this whole damn time... 🤦 I'm sure this 'research' will be super legit.
It's the so-called 'experts' that have f'd everything up!
Pls adopt the word Fiction as your middle name, it will suit better your content.
Under the guise of free speech? You would know authenticity if it was slapping you in the face.
Twitter is becoming like facebook with accompanying conspiracy theories and hate content.
Yet another reason I'm glad I cancelled my subscription.
Stick to science and get out of politics.
Remember Copernicus and Galileo were considered extremists for saying earth revolves around the sun? Now, a human fetus is a living organism, is considered extremists' view? elonmusk
Guise of free speech? How is your scientific mind interpreting an uncensored platform as not free speech vs a former completely censored platform as being so? Kind of like fake climate science as being real science and Twitter bots as real people.
I'm right wing! And I hatespeaches all day every day. Damn I hates peaches. I hates apricots too.
Super scientific!
Twitter != free speech Being kicked off twitter != censorship Anyone can start a blog, publish a podcast, stand up a web site, write a book, hand out pamphlets, etc. There are many many outlets of free speech. A social media platform is one of many paths.
Scientific American is political now? Shame on it's management. Unfollwing and unsubscribing from your magazine. Term limits for Congress!
Guise?
There could not really be more than there is now, but at least there may be some balance from the constant Marxist drivel that has been the norm.
I don’t understand the quotes.
Guess again. Elon already made a rule about hate speach. Your froced leftist narrative ends.
What does this have to do with science? Even you guys can’t resist the Musk clickbait. You should be embarrassed
How do you define 'extremism', and how many actual 'extremists' are there? On a bell curve, what percentage of the political public are we talking about? Half? 2%? Both sides of the political spectrum? Before Musk most of the 2% most extreme left-wingers were still around.
How do you define extremists? One could easily argue extremists were in control of Twitter before Musk. Also, free speech isn’t a guise, it’s a right.
😂😂😂they ar afraid the Truth will come out
I understand those concerns and I believe that they are legitimate. But I feel like I need to point out that Twitter has always been a toxic social platform from the start. Yes, Mr. Musk takeover of Twitter might worsen the platform even further but it will never be perfect.
So why is it not showing up? So far I only see angry progressives.
Sounds like a conspiracy
I thought the extremists totalitarians were in Twitter before Musk. You know the people who like to censor other ideas and don’t respect the ideas of others, the faux scientists!
Under the Guise of “free speech”Oh Unscientific American why must you make a fool of yourself. What exactly is the “true nature” of Elons free speech. You don’t get to make a claim like that and not back it with data.
What a bunch of clowns. science is based on evidence, not on speculations and political bias in case you forgot.
Better to have no free speech at all, so it cannot be used as guise 😀🤡💕
In the last five or six years this magazine has really turned into a rag. Let’s talk science. I only have one question. Can men get pregnant?
under the guise of 'science'
How could you remove free speech in a place that never had it
When Truth is called hate speech 🤔
And what about the extremists that never left. Are they being studied?
Fake science can not stand to be questioned.
U ARE SOLD !
Is this a repost I swear I've seen this exact tweet before.
Scientific America thinks opposing views are by definition extreme. Can't wait to read who funds the research study that will support your hypothesis. I have to say, Watching the expert class kill itself has been interesting.
Lots of Antifa extremists have been kicked out after Elon took the control.
Twitter has been full of 'extremists' all along. It's just that for a little while it was friendly to extremists you agree with and hostile to the sort you don't.
'Extremists' You mean people with opposing views. Sure...
That's like letting the crack heads into the bar
Extremist were literally running Twitter before Elon took over
I'm curious - What kept these extremists from simply creating another account after being banned?
Do these 'researchers' know that terrorists org and violent groups had accounts for years and nothing happened? Elon is evening the field and obviously the political group that used to run Twiiter and their devotees are mad.
Elon would block people if they insulted him. So he is only for himself and how much more money or chaos he can see happen. Elon already fired many people, because they do not want to blindly obey him. They are the ones that have backbone
Oh no, you mean people will be able to post opposing ideas and discuss them?
timely reminder that Scientific American is now a partisan political rag
'...we cannot really tell if this online messaging is really changing anyone's actions and opinions in the real world.” A good reason why the 1st Amendment should be an involiable bulwark against so-called online safety experts. Same on you .
who is paying for the studies?
The extremists have always been on Twitter. You only have to look at what the Republicans say on a regular basis.
Wtf is an internet and extremism expert? Reddit moderators?
What this twit had to do with science ?
Hate speech is only speech you hate. Freedom of speech does not, nor should it ever, be hindered by what 'someone' finds offensive. Like it or not, it's free speech.
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Musk drove off the real extremists - those who were censoring dissent and had turned Twitter into an echo-chamber for their own political and social agenda.
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Well it is a buisness so I'm sure you're correct.
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Um, Twitter has been a harbor of hate speech and censorship for years, the only difference isn't n which ideology was doing the controlling.
“Extremists” like scientific American? Remember in the summer of 2020, in the middle of the pandemic lockdowns, when the “experts” said rioting was safe? Funny that.
Free speech as defined by the elites of SciAm/Nature editors and writers? Wait you mean the journal that published the notorious correspondence of Anderson's proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2? Wow, they have to be the high priest of truth.
Hate Speech exited before you and i we allowed it to flourish. Cause this is what Free Speech is..to respect the others, even with a unacceptble Opinion. As long it doesnt do physical harm to another Human. It is fine.
As a scientist myself, you should stay out of this Twitter saga, and report on SCIENCE. The last place for woke nonsense is in the world of science.
SA puts “free speech” between quotes, not “extremists” where those quotes actually belong.
But the Extremist never left Twitter... Sooo, 👍
Elon is an oligarch who sees Twitter as a means to an end. He is shaping it to become a tool that advances his agenda. It's just my opinion after observing how he is restructuring the platform. (And we all know what they say about opinions ...)
The extremist are the one’s leaving now.
Thought he fired lots of them?
The government needs to start having laws in place to protect the general public with regards to social media. Threats, threats of violence, hate isn’t free speech. Free speech isn’t limitless.
There is a lot of data to be gleaned from the social interactions on Twitter.
Extremista es silenciar o impedir a una persona expresar sus ideas...
buried at the end: 'a 2017 study of more than 1,200 US Republican and Democratic Twitter users found no significant impact of exposure to accounts operated by the Russian Internet Research Agency on political attitudes and behaviours' embarrassing, SciAm
Lmao even scientific american is now a leftist tabloid... XD
Scientific American, like Tass, is authorized to inform.
elonmusk what solution would be proposed?! censorship? What about free speech?
What's the evidence of this and there's has not being any uptick in hatred or racist content on Twitter
Another alarmist fear monger. Since when is America under one rule?
Maybe the “extremists” are leaving twitter. What we really need is for all extremists on both ends of the spectrum to exit. How about a little kindness, empathy, and understanding.
Whatever elonmusk is doing, he knows what he is doing ! Keep up the good work , mentor 💯💯💯
Don't you want to know who are the 'extremists' are? Let them speak and reveal themselves or do you have so little faith in your values?
Got you running scared have they :D
How is this a scientific fact? If getting political instead science is doomed
Twitter is already full of extremists like
Oh BS. I used to love your Science and read your magazine but now it is entertainment and political science. Granted the average joe cannot discern the difference, it is obvious you have lost your soul to money and science is just a means.
The first amendment elects President's...but it would be hard to argue that it made sense.
Hate speech is protected under Free Speech. Hundreds of years ago speaking about scientific discovery or anything pro-atheist could constitute as hate speech. We don't get to ban speech just because we don't like it
I would think that predicting the future on this level would be outside the realm of science.
Ideological America
Extremists = anyone who disagrees with you, sciam. Be honest, rename as Politics American.
Furthermore stop being soft asses, free speech is a positive overall at the end of the day and If people can't understand that simple fact you need further education. Soft people create hard times hard times create hard men hard men create comfortable times.
You understand that even If they say something that goes against the law it's actually a crime, furthermore wouldn't you rather know exactly who the racists R and who follows and supports them rather then them holding secret positions on boards or as police etc it's a good thing
I have been reading since I was in elementary school and still have a subscription. I am not pleased by the shift from covering science to covering politics under the guise of science. Likely won't renew for the first time in 40+ years.
Who are these scientists again?
So extremists like you are flocking back? that IS bad news. Sigh
So much sciencing
So, who are these “extremist experts”. Could it be people like you. People who are woke, who won’t allow any other point of view, narrow minded socialists and totalitarian types
Twitter banned scientists & MDs who said things about covid bc truth and facts had to be silenced. Eg, myocarditis & pericarditis by Dr McCullough. SA didnt stand up for truth then, did you? Your silence was noted. DrJohnB2 was one such victim. Stay in your lane, SA.
Gotta keep pumping out that bullshit disinformation. Poorly worded and biased headlines don't work on the people that have a brain left.
If that’s what they are looking for, that is what they will find!
What does this have to do with science?
or... or... maybe is the established media that is scared shitless... What do you think Mr Establish Media?
How is this science? Asking for a friend. Oh, and nice Tweet, Comrade.
I don't know what all the hoopla is about (haven't been paying that much attention) but I did see a disturbing Nazi-ish/white power-ish thread yesterday about the Japanese being honorary whites. The thread was so stupid I lost a few neurons just reading it. LOL
Operantly, Scientific America is now a hated group. Perhaps they should have kept quit rather than revealing there hate and distain for everyday people.
Radical left propaganda tribune strikes again!
Facts trump feelings Personal truth != actual truth
Funny how conspiracies actually are facts. (Russian collusion, Hunter laptop, etc.)
how very astute of you to notice free speech is something that everyone is entitled to. I'd like to point out that the 'extremists' you're referring to are actually mainstream. This is yet another 'redefining' of a term to suit the real extremists narrative.
Since when twitter became a science research topic ? elonmusk what do you think about this ? Is scientific American working for the betterment of humanity or something else ?
Under the disguise of Scientific American, you can talk about your political believes as if it was science. Please move your political propaganda to Political American.
Really scientific there.
Truth is the New Extremism
what kind of stuff is this. science is suppose to be objective and root for free speech. even the scientific community is against elon, the rocket / ev / green energy / engineer guy. he's cut from your cloth. wow! just wow! you just told us we can't trust you.
Thanks for kicking it off. Elon is a person Twitter is composed of humans & businesses like yours, & we all have a choice,take a side or go with the flow. Your choosing to ignore the past & focus negatively on our future.Forecasting the worst, well the worst has already happened
Nothing Scientific about you jerks
Scientific American embraces a new type of science based on feelings over data. They should be called Emotional American. …and I would expect to see pronouns in the bio.
Oh the drama 🤣
Hail-on Musk ✋
Been there done that for 3 years extremist like you mindful folk, where do get your knowledge from the alphabet soup gov. Did they put you up to this. So all the terrorist threats against Trump supporter for over 5 years was enough, now you want to pretend nice. really lame
Elon Musk himself is a narcistic extremist pur sang, but since everything, worldwide, is smudged by it nobody has a choice anyway.
As this pretends to be science, the first thing needed is to produce an impartial definition of 'hate speech' and analyse it's relationship with unpleasant factology and with statements about personality based on respective person's own behaviour.
Now kind of adverse selection happen: more and more people leaving Twitter for other platforms, so toxic behavior becoming even mire dominant which attracts even more radical misanthropes. Maybe this is kind of a social experiment Fun fact: Twitter blocks now links 2 joinmastodon
“Could”. No word in our lexicon is employed more as a smearing agent than the word “could”. You got Musk because Twitter was proven to be a corrupt political tool used by even more disingenuous entities to silence those who disagree…..Scientific American.
lol what Twitter it'll be gone by 2pm
Will it last that long?
People like khamenei_ir have been using Twitter 'under the guise of “free speech”' for years now, so it's not like there were no extremists before Musk took over.
You mean the extremists that were shut down by the other extremists ?
“Scientific American” lol
Could
So what?
Call yourself scientific and then bash Freespeech another leftist paper.
You are a shameful account
Heidi Ledford seems a little overly zealous with her interpretations about who are extremist.
This is yet more leftist propaganda from 'Scientific' American.
Extremists have already had free reign on Twitter, such as those advocating for the mandatory roll out of an experimental gene therapy, via injection.
Scientific American continues to be a laughing stock for Woke politics.
And those doing longitudonal research now could have their work utterly destroyed.
Hey SciAm, stay the fck away from politics and stick with science.
The once scientific, Scientific American is now the mouthpiece of the left and fascist-leaning big business. You are doing nothing to forward humanity or science.
Extremists are already on Twitter using free speech, only now there's some from the other side as well. Hopefully, extremists from both sides will be weeded out, and it sure would be nice if that happened at sciam, too ☮️
And how is this science, you tweets. Continue to be as political rag and never now of science
Hm...that's not the sense...! Extremismus is a no-go...! Exactly not that! 🤷🏻♀️😲
It’s horrific
Elon's three broken promises: 1) politically neutral - urges to vote for the Republicans 2) I'm not interested in profit - takes money for that what was free 3) freedom of speech - bans those who do not like him Just math: 1-randomness 2-coincidence 3-system
Is this proof that it is all political and not really 'science.'
Why the scare quotes for free speech?
Fallacious American
No one is extremist as you.
follow the science right?
Quem decide o que é extremismo ou liberdade de expressão? Quem decide o que é falso ou verdadeiro? Estamos em pleno século XXI, e ainda tem quem defenda a censura. Não podemos regredir e perder nossos direitos de Liberdade de Expressão.
Show us your control variable.
What happened to SciAm? Such a shame
I think using words like 'extremists' just encourages and emboldens them. Even though that's what they are, using less radicalizing language might be better.
“Researchers “=paid hacks ….there is fixed it for you
So, you guys are woke too, sad!
What crap! Are you sure you’re ‘scientific’? You seem more like a gossip column
Deal with science please, not the political opinions held by you staff and editors. This is bad science!
And the extremists are the woke lbgtpq and humans who identify as cars or? Just asking.
A lot of science here
From what I hear, you should be able to filter out most unwanted content. I think I would prefer that setup to someone choosing for me.
While I am not sharing most of Musk’s ideas, I find it appalling that Scientific American and the Atlantic became ordinary tools of indoctrination where every one questioning their ideas is labelled as “extremist” or “fool”
wekk
This time be a real researcher. Impartial, objective and look at the whole.
Don't need Twitter to study extremists
Scientific American is un-American.
Not all Twitter users are so easily fooled as to read posts they are not interested in. You can always IGNORE THEM
Free Speech has been RESEARCHED from Ancient Greece to Independence Hall. You should hire some HISTORIANS.
Not a researcher but I am also waiting for the show.
you suck
I wouldn't call 'leadership' what is just ownership. Musk can fire, bully and abuse his employees, but twitter users are not Musk's employees.
So, Twitter became a 44bn USD research project...
Another elitist argument against Twitter, presented (of course) on Twitter.
But will make the platform unusable and it will settle back down due to new laws.
But unless this guy changes twitter to be similar to Instagram, that is, introducing aggressive account follow suggestions, unwanted and unrelated to user's preferences' ads, this is unlikely to impact randomly all users. As long as users can still choose which content to follow
I look forward to a detailed comparison with the authoritarian Leftist extremists already on Twitter prior to Musk's leadership.
Your blatant ultra left bllsht propaganda is incredibly annoying. You area scientific journal do you still remember that?
I had a subscription to Scientific American once.
What would these 'extremists' be saying? Maybe 'Men can't get pregnant' or 'We're facing rising unexplained excess deaths across the world following mass Covid mRNA vaccination and this might be a key factor'?
One man’s “extreme” is another man’s free speech. Go away! laralogan
Lefitst extremists were ruling the roost and were not being banned...
Ex-trem-ist: anyone that the bourgeoisie democrat/media complex disagrees with (e.g., 'Dick thinks Jane is an extremist because she said the grass is green and the sky is blue')
Scientific American is neither scientific nor American if this is their take on free speech.
Liar. The extremists have been running the platform for years.
What happened to you? This is such tripe.
Scientific American used to be a reputable publication but they got out of their area of expertise and got into the area of political correctness. They bow to the whims of the political elite. I have lost confidence in them. That is my free speech!!
Extremists? Will that include studying yourselves?
Scientific America has lost it’s way. Placing politics first over science. A disgrace!
As Upton Sinclair ACCURATELY stated: “It is IMPOSSIBLE to get someone to understand something if their salary depends on them NOT understanding it...”
Scientific American, the organization that Dr. Michael Crichton referred to as “the Queen Mother of the Spanish Inquisition Church” in 2004... A once great scientific institution, hijacked by woke Leftists, who’ve successfully destroyed the credibility it took 100 years to build
The extremists ran Twitter before Musk bought it. Now they're just mad because they've all been exposed.
That doesn't sound very sciencey.
The Ayatollah of Iran was never kicked off. Neither was Antifa.
the establishment needs a new boogie man to blame for EVERYTHING
When Liberalism infects a once-credible magazine, this is the result.... and this is but one of many publications that are not worth the real estate they occupy...
Why I let my subscription expire years ago. Science is no longer your primary concern. BTW, plenty of hatred, violent threats, and doxxing against conservatives was tolerated by the personnel censoring conservative political speech.
Democrat hack media
'' is trying to climb the Scary side of What If Mountain! It's peak can never be reached!
I loved it when I was a kid and asked for a subscription to Scientific American for Christmas. Now I wouldn't read your rag of a publication if you paid me.
That just means we can’t flex our muscle and have our opponents silenced so we will be monitoring them for now until we come up with a new tactic. In the meantime we will disparage them and act of our actions our just.
I'd rather read a study about how disagreeing with Democrats makes one an 'extremist' and how a publication with 'science' as part of it's name is neither unbiased or objective.
free speech in quotes lol you utter clowns
Define extremist. No, it doesn’t mean people who disagree with you.
guise of “free speech,” Free speech isn't real? I assure you it is and there's nothing you can do about it. Also, leaves are falling up. Gasp!!!
Didn’t you used to be a scientific publication, with a sterling reputation? Fish wrap. Study the leftist totalitarians on Twitter & the disproportionate effect they had on the national conversation thanks to the FASCIST Democrats instructing Twitter to censor & spread disinfo
Why don’t you ladies gear up to study why your genetically defective parents made such poor breeding choices?
You can't be trusted.
Future historians won't be very kind to all of these pseudo-science clowns.
A previously respected publication shuns science for woke.
It’s so odd, I believe extremists were already here trying to censor opposing views.
Maybe stay in your lane?
science?! Do you have the conclusion yet?
How do you define extremist? Right leaning?
Quite you're crying little babies 😭 Can't take the heat then get off the internet!
Who are these 'extremists' that you are being vague and talking about, please explain this.
Let's hope not.
Twitter was previously under the control of extremists and you never said anything..
un-Scientific American.
Scientific American: Two lies, one title.
elonmusk
'Science'
Go to mastodon. Be ready for a surprise.
We can’t allow for such behavior in our world today! We either Evolve or will be EXTINCT!ELON MUST MAKE A STAND!
This entire circumstance could have been avoided had foresight been part of the Equation! Instead of MONEY! OVERSIGHT IS LACKING EVERYWHERE it’s really important!
guess what? a few hours, and they are all back. funny how crimes are permitted under the guise of 'free speech'. like attacking a government building in a mass 'pity party' at losing their chance for a dictator.
All are right where they are
By this way of thinking, anyone can be labeled an 'extremist' if they say something that you don't agree with. Suppressing free speech in the name of 'peace' is the first steps to shutting down a free and prosperous society.
Why is this magazine so political when the title says scientific? This is just propaganda and wokism.
'Extremist' = anything not leftist
Aren’t you already on twitter?
You sound very European for a magazine with the word 'American' in it.
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The guise of free speech? What does that even mean?
They allow biased propaganda machines like sciam on, so why not other bigots?
So called 'extremist speech' (i,e., anyone with political beliefs held by approximately half the population) is entitled to the same 1st amendment protections as...what would you call...woke speech?
So embarrassing for Scientific American. Institutional capture has no place in science.
Free speech allows you to call your so called sources “Experts”. How scientific your process is in determining their expertise remains to be seen. I guess one could call that hiding under the “guise of free speech”.
ANTIFA never left Twitter, they are still on here.
'science' is now pro censorship. You ARE the bad guys.
'Could flock back,' you wrote? I would say this Tweet by the richest man in the world was the clearest signal possible. Musk jokingly shared a picture of a Nazi soldier on Nov. 7. The Nazis killed 11+ million in concentration/death camps alone and committed genocide. Facts.
The arbitrators of free speech those who “ know better “ are just calling everyone else who is not lock step with them stupid. I m not having it so they can pound sand.
So the liberals that left are coming back?
Maybe you guys need to find a hobby or something. And stop pretending to be science, it's just embarrassing.
Show us on this dolly where my free speech touched you...
“trUsT THe ScIEnCe!”
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Free speech is free speech. There is no gray area. What you are doing is quite Orwellian in nature, branding certain ideas or beliefs, as extreme so you can then work on cancelling them. Leave policing up to the people, we don't need corps. telling us what we can read, thanks.
LOL. Faux 'science' babble.
And the extremists that are already here?
I spend most of my time at the intersection of AI/ML and neuroscience. Shame on SciAm for this dribble.
Unfortunately, after seeing how this has played out for years.. Are these 'extremist experts' also adherents to critical social justice and other infamous fields with garbage scholarship?
More woke unscientific crap from Scientific American. Hate speech is what people say that Scientific American disagrees with. Used to be a difference of opinion, but not is sin to pseudoscience.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 can't quit laughing..
“Scientific” American. I remember when you guys talked about actual science and published articles breaking down new discoveries and papers. Now you shill for the government. 🗑
I can't wait for the redditor written studies complaining about free speech.
Don't be scared.
Are we witnessing SciAm turning into Vogue or Rolling Stone?
Extreme to you is men don’t have vaginas. Yet you call yourself Scientific. Pathetic.
Sad thing is, liberals are too delusional to realize that they are the extremists!
Extremists who say “men can’t get pregnant!” Those types? Haha “Scientific” American is more like it!
More chads and kings on Twitter? Oh no!
F FREE SPEECH. IT IS NOT FREE AND NEVER SHOULD BE.
Will their studies involve science like men can be women?
You guys lost all credibility when you said men can get pregnant.
Elon used to be a darling of the Left until he came out as pro free speech
Ya...no one 'trusts the science' any longer. Leave the politics aside and reestablish your credibility.
Wow what happened to Scientific American
Better than the extremists calling for people to be fired for being skeptical over a new medical technology
Extremism like “men can’t get pregnant”? 🤣🤡
Actually Twitter has been a lot of fun. I've encountered very few trolls or extremists. If I do, I block them and move on.
Lets see your data. Not your life experience.
Horrifying thought. I suggest that all tweet drafts are submitted to to adjudicate on 'We find this free speech acceptable.'
nasalies
Scientific American=unscientific Marxist Party extremists snd hacks.
Men cannot become women. Women cannot become men. Sex and gender are the same thing. Gender 'affirmation surgery' is really just mutilation and is evil. Drag queens are pedophiles. I'm so extreme wow.
Reeeeeeeeee!
While I do not defend Musk, it is both funny and sad to see your reaction: what was supposed to be an oasis of knowledge and education has become an epicentre of ideology and indoctrination
Fascists label every person, who does not share their doctrines, as extremist. If you oppose free speech, then you are fascists. Like Putin.
Oh, the “experts”, now I feel better, they are never wrong!
'guise of free speech' As if free speech doesn't naturally apply to 'extremists'. Yes, free speech means extreme points of view get to be discussed and spoken too. Get over it.
Can we please agree that hate speech should not be allowed under the umbrella of free speech? 😑
Total nonsense.
Same researches that said the jab was safe and effective?🤡🤡🤡🤡
Take the I out of your name. You're just a scam.
“Scientific”
Anyone I dont like is an 'extremist'!!!
Define 'researchers'. Because TheView and robreiner are not it.
Used to be a science magazine. Now just a leftist opinion rag. Unsubscribed.
So much science in this tweet.
Oh my, what a ratio and how much extremism!
Extremist = Anyone who doesn't support the current thing or questions anything those in power don't want them to question🙄.
Maybe read the room. Clearly you’re not catering to those that might read you …..
You'd think this was comedy
Ah yes. Science. Your bias is showing. Very scientific.
Scientific American sold out their integrity to cozy up to Democrat totalitarians. They have no credibility.
Very scientific..
'researchers' 😜
'Extremist' just means 'against woke ideology.'
So what do you consider an extremist?People that love freedom?
Extremists like the gender crowd, who advocates for child abuse ?
Is it a scientific fake news ?
Those internet extremist experts are usually extremists
Looks like you are leadoff with the hate speech.
Science you say...?
Extremists like the warmer cultists?
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Gosh this is obviously science. You are indeed a fricking joke. FYI, the blue checks at twatter have been the extremists since its inception
Extremism is mutilating children and calling it science
can't wait!
This is science? Lmao. Burn in hell
❌ Scientific ❌ American
Being against free speech is neither scientific nor American
Paid for by Klauss & Bill
Violent Antifa and radical faction are already flourishing all over the media platform .. Why was this never considered a problem when it resulting in assaults and riots?
= propaganda rag
Lol
They aren't extremists.
That is the most unscientific statement I’ve read. Grooming kids. Starting WWlll. Ending oil and coal for butterfly wings and unicorns. Democrats are the extremists and the tyrants. Forcing people to think and use language as the left sees fit which changes every week.
“Guise”? What’s the real reason? I assume you have it since you call yourself a ‘science’ publication! Very unscientific to make an unsubstantiated claim.
What is a woman?
Gear up for this ratio
If your ideology can only thrive by keeping opposition from speaking, then your ideology is weak and wrong.
You mean anyone with a view that not approved by the regime?
Sorry, this has what to do about science? You are using your distinguished position as a great publication to promote political views. This is not what your magazine should be about. Here we have another institution being destroyed by ideologues. Of the right and the left.
This is beyond 1984 - for now humans have acquired metaphysical powers that allow them to choose their sex on the spur of the moment. A dab of face paint, high heels, presto! She/her he is. And don't dare bring sanity into the fore - The Ministry of Truth tolerates no dissent.
What is a woman, dear scientists?
You people think boys can be girls and should have their genitalia cut off to prove it.
I for one am extremely interested to know whether or not it is going to be thing that happens because those people do exist. The right sometimes seems to be pretending like they don't at all.
Lol
meh, unfollow
Extremists have been leaving the platform! One especially toxic person from the view left just yesterday. Don't be so negative all the time, NPC's.
There's nothing scientific about your OPINION
“Science” has become a cult to advance a Marxist political worldview and indoctrinate the masses. We live in the age of dis-reason and free thinkers are rejecting the propaganda.
Scientific Opinion
Nothing to do with science....
'Hey, why doesn't anyone trust The Science™️ anymore?' 🤡
“Internet experts”
Them researchers should study the Wuhan lab
So science is just a bunch of bullshit now. You guys just gave up?
Throughout the course of history, those who censored were never the good guys.
Exactly why so many are leaving and suspending adverts
Public trust in institutions like the government and health authorities is so low that we are on the verge of waging civil war, there is a literal war occurring that could result in nuclear weapon use, our president has dementia, and you're worried about WORDS on TWITTER.
“Under the guise of “free speech” they could speak freely about how they disagree with us, damn bigots!”