@rra@post.lurk.org and I have a new, #OpenAccess article out: “Shifting your research from X to Mastodon? Here’s what you need to know”
https://www.cell.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2666-3899(23)00323-9
This article is an opinion piece in which we argue that social scientists cannot simply port their work from X to #Mastodon or the rest of the #fediverse. There are key differences in culture, expectations of privacy, and of course topology to consider.
@leighms@mastodonapp.uk @rra@post.lurk.org @commodon@sciences.social @academicchatter@a.gup.pe
I totally agree on having journalists read this, or if not this, something that breaks them out of any habits they acquired on Twitter.