It is not a part of the Internet where many of us spend a lot of time, but venture into certain dark corners of the online world and the subject matter quickly veers into tabloid territory and beyond. Dare to look on 4chan, Parler, extremist Twitter, and other sites, and you might be in for a shock. If you are one of many biological science researchers who uploaded a paper to a preprint server, such as arXiv or bioRxiv in the last several years, you could see your publication linked to as “evidence” on one of these sites to advance a conspiracy theory or disinformation campaign.

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预印本的狂热新受众——极端分子：预印本可以加速科学交流，但为邪恶的议程提供燃料。

它不是我们许多人花费大量时间的互联网的一部分，而是冒险进入网络世界的某些黑暗角落，主题很快就会转向小报领域及其他领域。敢于查看 4chan、Parler、极端主义 Twitter 和其他网站，您可能会感到震惊。如果您是过去几年将论文上传到预印本服务器（例如 arXiv 或 bioRxiv）的众多生物科学研究人员中的一员，您可以在其中一个网站上将您的出版物链接为“证据”，以推进阴谋论或虚假宣传活动。