Science Magazine reports on the stampede: "As Musk reshapes Twitter, academics ponder taking flight. Many researchers are setting up profiles on social media site Mastodon."
https://www.science.org/content/article/musk-reshapes-twitter-academics-ponder-taking-flight
https://www.reddit.com/r/Open_Science/comments/yn38bt/science_magazine_reports_on_the_stampede_as_musk/

Ironically (?) the journalists identifies the researchers by their Twitter handle and their Twitter follower count. Revolutions are confusing. 😎