Sci-Hub Twitter account suspended

there is a new p2p client being developed (in Go) that makes sci-hub papers accessible via DOI https://www.reddit.com/r/libgen/comments/ompcvk/need_help_fr...

it could use some help with indexing & IPFS integration (or just code review), see e.g. https://github.com/Trim21/sci-hub-p2p/pull/23

Re: Sci-Hub Twitter account suspended

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Post by villgax » Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 7:53 AM UTC

Pretty stupid of twitter to suspend someone for not actually linking to pirated content. By that logic anyone working on NewPipe/FOSS P2P clients could also be removed if targeted by govts/publishing houses-lobbying

Re: Sci-Hub Twitter account suspended

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Post by submeta » Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 8:06 AM UTC

I am no scientist, and I have no access to paywalled platforms and publications. So Sci-Hub is my only available option, and it is increadibly valuable when it comes to doing research on a specific topic. - I can remember the old days of the internet, pre-wikipedia, when encyclopedias were a paid thing. And I did not have the means to subscribe to them. And I remember the days of the internet pre sci-hub, where a layman had no access to publications. Those were sad days. We should not go back to those days. Everyone should support efforts that are towards the vision of shared knowledge, accessible by anyone. Especially in a world where misinformation is spreading like a virus.

Re: Sci-Hub Twitter account suspended

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Post by cblconfederate » Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 8:34 AM UTC

Why? Did she forget to declare her pronouns?

Re: Sci-Hub Twitter account suspended

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Post by Beldin » Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 8:35 AM UTC

submeta wrote: post #7

I am no scientist, and I have no access to paywalled platforms and publications. So Sci-Hub is my only available option, and it is increadibly valuable when it comes to doing research on a specific topic. - I can remember the old days of the internet, pre-wikipedia, when encyclopedias were a paid thing. And I did not have the means to subscribe to them. And I remember the days of the internet pre sci-hub, where a lay…

Not to take away from Sci-Hub, but even without institutional access, there are often alternatives:

- more and more research institutes have a public repository of articles.

- plenty of authors put their own (preprints of) papers on their personal website, a preprint server like arxiv, or researchgate.

- lastly, you can mail an author and request a preprint. Not all will reply, but plenty will be happy that someone noticed their work and send a copy.

Re: Sci-Hub Twitter account suspended

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Post by agilob » Sat, Jul 24, 2021, 8:44 AM UTC

villgax wrote: post #6

Pretty stupid of twitter to suspend someone for not actually linking to pirated content. By that logic anyone working on NewPipe/FOSS P2P clients could also be removed if targeted by govts/publishing houses-lobbying

Remember how youtube-dl and torrent tracker nyaa were DMCAed from GitHub?