Twitter hinders 'troll hunters' battling climate denial

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 01, 2023 3:56 pm

PARIS, France: For years, a band of science-loving 'troll hunters' hounded climate change deniers off Twitter -- but Elon Musk's takeover has upended their efforts, with many ousted accounts back, pushing fresh disinformation.

Despite the threat climate change poses to the planet, disinformation about it has gone largely unsanctioned on Twitter. But a secretive global community of about 25 scientists and activists, calling themselves Team Ninja Trollhunters (TNT), found a roundabout way to tackle it.

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