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Twitter’s account-verification service lacks a specific category for scientists (see go.nature.com/3mnue4). In my view, this oversight should be promptly rectified, given researchers’ importance for disseminating accurate knowledge with relevant caveats. The platform would then benefit from offering the public reliable scientific points of reference.
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Nature 605, 30 (2022)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01188-y
The author declares no competing interests.
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