Twitter, recently rebranded as X, is criticized for its evolution into a platform rife with extremist views and misinformation. Despite a history of facilitating important discussions, extensive research indicates that it has acted as a conduit for propaganda, particularly from fossil fuel companies opposing climate action. A recent study highlights coordinated communication across the fossil fuel, plastic, and agrichemical sectors, which collectively aim to undermine climate policies and reinforce existing systems, effectively stifling necessary changes in public perception and policy.
The platform known as Twitter has become an echo chamber for extremist conspiracy theories and hate speech, moving away from its earlier role as a public square.
Recent research indicates that fossil fuel interests have effectively used Twitter to promote misinformation about climate change and to disrupt meaningful policy efforts.
A new study suggests that messaging from the fossil fuel sector, plastics, and agrichemicals is coordinated to inhibit meaningful climate change actions.
Authors of the study highlight that different sectors, including oil and gas and plastic producers, communicate to reinforce current systems, inhibiting necessary change.
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