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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Arjun Moorthy

      On the one hand, thank you. On the other hand, it was a hard piece to write, personally (a lot of risk). On the other other hand, the science was clear and media should challenge authorities when/if the science/facts warrant it. Otherwise what's the point?https://twitter.com/juicemoorthy/status/1245043144678244352 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Arjun Moorthy @juicemoorthy
      I've been a fan of @zeynep since before Twitter and Tear Gas. Here she rightly calls out the WHO and CDC for improper guidance on masks, though she could have also called out the media more generally for not questioning the guidance when plenty of data to the contrary. https://twitter.com/thefactualnews/status/1245038735340621824 …
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted The Factual

      In the digital age, neither journalists nor pundits need to spend too much time merely repeating what the authorities say, but rather also evaluating it in a credible and fact and science based manner. No science/facts=crank. No evaluation=irrelevant.https://twitter.com/thefactualnews/status/1245038735340621824 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      The Factual @thefactualnews
      However, the media did not change its stance on masks until March 17, when @zeynep recognized the media's shortcomings in a @nytimes article. Tufekci acknowledged precisely just what was wrong with CDC messaging, and how the media failed to question it. http://nyti.ms/2UuE6Zk 
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

      See this screenshot of Taiwan's action on masks (link has list of all its actions). Taiwan had extensive ties/travel with China but it has a total of five COVID-19 deaths and only a few hundred cases. Its schools have been open for more than a month. https://cdn.jamanetwork.com/ama/content_public/journal/jama/0/jvp200035supp1_prod.pdf …pic.twitter.com/F1WKuUgumG

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Mar 2020

      (Apparently link broken so here it is again, a list of actions Taiwan took to contain the epidemic. https://cdn.jamanetwork.com/ama/content_public/journal/jama/0/jvp200035supp1_prod.pdf?Expires=2147483647&Signature=bIZCLS7ZLWTJd~U~H40JgiEGdFb3ggVUJpBvJ7KdANK7HgK1zaj4uWHvqweGym1nWfO~nXt9Y5i1vX79pF7zjjqfzmJAy3udTdpVVZQe07xnQIPcBMXLwZ5XjgTO8yKFXVIpxsXhrmOu8sGSpKiEmQ86ZCKfOTar7fMAGmUCtjiYVFwf31K3REWAA-r3hZyoZpqz3QKpVgpsRpF9fV9thQCq0~yvbvRKTH4PcoB~CZgmXH7rpVb6bILXQn5zBCphf6pyLAa4zIebUEKfCdCYdSdi9LeIEUsesqsYpNWgHJcr4K1LC0hFlst0RHQz-vZ7I-OvrX~5jel6zjjtuDQzjQ__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIE5G5CRDK6RD3PGA … )

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Apr 2020

      Health care workers! Please consider signing this petition asking for CDC and the WHO to give clear, evidence-based guidance on masks. Every person who's not infected is one less patient you have to care for during this time. Folks, feel free to share. https://www.medwiser.org/sign-petition-international-physicians-and-health-care-workers-call-on-who-and-cdc-to-reserve-ppe-for-frontline-medical-teams-and-recommend-nonmedical-fabric-face-masks-be-worn-by-public/ …pic.twitter.com/iMPAGmUkOQ

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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Apr 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted RTÉ News

      These articles aren’t even attempting to be coherent anymore. There is no known evidence of harm. It’s a lot of weird speculation—all of which flies in the face of all the overwhelming scientific evidence we have.https://twitter.com/rtenews/status/1245793379834908672 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      RTÉ NewsVerified account @rtenews
      The debate around mask-wearing is highly complex and, crucially, experts are warning that ill-fitting and improperly worn masks can do more harm than good, writes @ElMcM https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0402/1128175-facing-down-the-coronavirus-are-masks-a-solution/ …
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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Apr 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Mayor Eric Adams

      But the world is moving. Time for WHO and the CDC to catch up to making evidence-based recommendation for face masks. People need guidance on sanitization/reuse for cloth, and we need rationed distribution once we have surgical mask production catch up.https://twitter.com/nycmayor/status/1245855631241707522 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Mayor Eric AdamsVerified account @NYCMayor
      We have new guidance for New Yorkers: We're advising New Yorkers to wear a face covering when you go outside and near others. It can be a scarf, a bandana or one you make at home. But PLEASE: save medical masks for our health care workers & first responders who truly need them.
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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 2 Apr 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Steve Herman

      Finally. Finally.https://twitter.com/w7voa/status/1245884276974944268 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Steve HermanVerified account @W7VOA
      Guidance from @CDCgov on face masks coming within days. Our latest @VOANews report: https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/cdc-guidance-face-masks-coming-within-days … #coronavirus #COVIDー19 @WhiteHouse
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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Apr 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Lois Beckett

      I had people tell me that my insistence on continuing to point out the overwhelming scientific evidence in favor of universal mask wearing was about my “anxiety”. In reality, I have the privilege of staying home. Many don’t. This was always about them.https://twitter.com/loisbeckett/status/1245907755057033216 …

      zeynep tufekci added,

      Lois BeckettVerified account @loisbeckett
      Jason Hargrove, a Detroit bus driver, posted an emotional Facebook video about a woman coughing on his bus without covering her mouth. Within days, he was sick. Less than 2 weeks later, he was dead. Fellow drivers ask: what protections will they get? https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.freep.com/amp/5115450002 … pic.twitter.com/anGq9Tmaoe
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    10. schneider_EF‏ @schneider_EF 3 Apr 2020
      Replying to @zeynep

      Curious: Did your intensity already drive ppl away from discussing with you? (seeking shelter now)

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 3 Apr 2020
      Replying to @schneider_EF

      I’m overwhelmed by the private and public input expressing gratitude. I was just in a position to write pieces outlining evidence and advocate. Only a few people still clinging to speculation like “what about the harm.” No evidence of harm. My “intensity” may upset those few. 🤷‍♀️

      9:53 AM - 3 Apr 2020
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      • Kathryne, MFA Paul Hammant Coemergência Jane Bailey🇨🇦🇬🇧 Don't let fear run your life. La Jarra Loca @meatsock Jonas Persson Ayşe Naz Erkan Jonathan Koomey
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        1. Jonathan Koomey‏ @jgkoomey 3 Apr 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @schneider_EF

          Wearing masks can't hurt and will probably help. This isn't complicated, not sure why people are giving you such a hard time about talking common sense.

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        1. Jane Bailey 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 Don't let fear run your life.‏ @peakpilot 3 Apr 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @schneider_EF

          So happy to know you have this kind of “intensity”, and honesty, transparency, and belief in evidence/data sharing - sadly lacking amongst many of our government and public health leaders and “experts”. This is no time for secrecy nor the gaslighting of docs/nurses/public.

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        1. schneider_EF‏ @schneider_EF 6 Apr 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          In the case now between disciples and heretics a drip from the constantly refilled pot of irrationality and psychology - hopefully part of equations https://www.mdr.de/thueringen/sued-thueringen/ilmenau-ilmkreis/corona-party-neustadt-quarantaene-vor-ende-100.html … (Deepl does a good job translating) Small village w dozens of cases and one dead.

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