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2026-05-13 13:44 UTC
@ElenLeFoll@fediscience.org I'm sorry, they put up fake preprints and then said other researchers citing these preprints are the problem? Standing up a fake preprint is absurdly unethical
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@ElenLeFoll@fediscience.org 2026-05-13 17:31
@grimalkina@mastodon.social I see your point, but it seems to me that the researchers did a good job of balancing the pros and cons, here. I fear that this experiment was necessary (though it will not suffice) as a wake-up call to some who currently desperately need it (including in academia!). The researchers apparently sought approval from an ethics board before going ahead with this, they specifically chose a "condition" that is not life-threatening, and the two preprints have now been withdrawn.