REDD-Monitor is now on Notes
A new place for news, discussion, ideas, and criticism (preferably constructive).
Until recently, I’ve used my Twitter account to collect news, to share links to interesting articles, and to publicise posts I’ve written. But in the past few weeks, I’ve noticed that most of the links that I see on my Twitter feed aren’t really relevant to my work on forests, the climate crisis, and the scam of carbon offsetting. And many of the people I used to see frequently on my Twitter feed seem to have disappeared.
Then three weeks ago, Elon Musk decided he wasn’t going to allow Twitter users to like, share, or comment on any tweet that links to a Substack post. That was apparently in retaliation for Substack launching Notes.
So much for Elon Musk’s love of competition and free speech. Since then he’s eased off somewhat, but Substack links are still being throttled on Twitter. And Tweets still can’t be embedded on Substack any more, which is irritating.
Meanwhile, as Ketan Joshi points out, “Musk is remaking Twitter into a climate denier sanctuary”.
I used to get interesting and useful recommendations for academics, activists, researchers, to follow. These were often people working on the climate crisis, Indigenous rights, human rights, and decolonising conservation. Now I get this:
So here goes
I’m going to try Substack Notes. It surely can’t be worse than Twitter. Can it?
Here’s my most recent note:
I have no idea how any of this will develop (or even if it will develop - things are pretty quiet on Notes so far). I’m planning to use notes pretty much the same way I used to use Twitter.
Look forward to seeing you on Notes!
How to join
Head to substack.com/notes or find the “Notes” tab in the Substack app. As a subscriber to REDD-Monitor, you’ll automatically see my notes. Feel free to like, reply, or share them around!
If you want more information about Notes, Substack has a Notes FAQ.