Date:

21 Apr 2023

Content Type:

Company Response

Date:

20 Apr 2023

Content Type:

Company Response

Date:

4 Apr 2023

Content Type:

Report

A recent report by Global Witness reveals the widespread online abuse and harassment of climate scientists, with half of those surveyed facing abuse, and women being targeted on appearance and threatened with violence. According to the report, online abuse has negative impacts on their work and inhibits climate discourse, potentially endangering the evidence base for climate action. The report claims that Twitter and Facebook are the most common venues for this abuse and that tech companies must tackle this issue to enable climate action and protect human rights.

Date:

4 Apr 2023

Content Type:

Article

Global Witness revealed that the majority of climate scientists regularly in the public eye are victims of abuse and harassment online, with serious detrimental impacts on both their health and ability to do their work. The survey found that social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook are the most cited venues for online abuse. Global Witness is calling on social media companies to improve the resourcing and transparency of their content moderation systems to respect user safety and rights.