Social media giants are urged to deal with 5G conspiracy theorists after a spate of arson attacks on mobile masts over fears the technology caused coronavirus

Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies are being urged by the government to deal with a spate of conspiracy theories linking 5G to coronavirus.

Ministers will meet with the companies after mobile masts in Birmingham, Merseyside and Belfast were set on fire following theories being posted online.

Mobile companies described the fears 5G caused coronavirus as 'baseless', with the government describing the theories as harmful to public health.

A spokesman for the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson said that the idea of 5G masts being responsible for coronavirus is a 'crazed conspiracy theory'.

There is no scientific evidence that 5G technology poses any threat to human health and it was confirmed as safe by the radiation watchdog last month.

As well as mast burning, engineers have been facing physical and verbal threats from those who believe the 'baseless' theories being spread on social media.

One of the prominent fears being spread by people, including some celebrities, includes the idea that radiation from 5G masts lowers people's immune system.

Culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, will meet with Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube and Twitter 'to hammer the message home' that the claims are 'utter rubbish'.

A spokesperson for the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport told the BBC they had several reports of criminal damage to phone masts and abuse of telecom engineers 'inspired by crackpot conspiracy theories'.

'Those responsible for criminal acts will face the full force of the law. We must also see social media companies acting responsibly and taking much swifter action to stop nonsense spreading on their platforms which encourages such acts.'

Mobile UK, the trade body which represents network providers, said key workers had been abused and infrastructure threatened as a result of the claims.

Dr Paul Carter, CEO Global Wireless Solutions, says destroying 5G infrastructure will cause problems for the entire mobile network.

'Because we’re in the early stages of rollout, what we think of as 5G is currently being supported by the existing 4G network, with both working together as part of a ‘mesh’ network to deliver consistent coverage to customers,' he said.

'Because of this, operators are still deploying 4G sites across the UK as well as turning on advanced LTE features, and both 4G and 5G networks are often being operated from the same base stations.

'By damaging any network infrastructure, people are increasing the likelihood that they won’t be able to get a mobile connection when they need to use their phones, which is particularly worrying in times such as these when people are at home and relying on phones more than ever.'

National medical director of NHS England Professor Steve Powis said: 'I'm absolutely outraged, absolutely disgusted, that people would be taking action against the very infrastructure that we need to respond to this health emergency.'

Last week, West Midlands Fire Service said eight firefighters attended an incident involving a 70ft tower on a telecommunications site in the Sparkhill area of Birmingham, although the cause of the fire was not determined.

Fire crews were called to a blaze at a phone mast in Aintree, Merseyside, on Friday night but a spokeswoman for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said there were 'no signs of foul play' so an investigation into its cause was not launched.

The mast had been featured in a video shared on social media the previous weekend by someone who claimed to be measuring radiation from it.

Cabinet Secretary Michael Gove said the theories spreading from various social media groups and profiles were 'just nonsense, dangerous nonsense as well.'

Dr Michael Head, senior research fellow in global health at the University of Southampton, said: 'Conspiracy theorists are a public health danger who once read a Facebook page.

'Here, we also see similar groups of people keen to show their ignorance on a topic where they have no helpful expertise, nor any inclination to post useful public health messages.'

The world health organisation has branded the spread of disinformation about COVID-19 on social media platforms as an 'infodemic'.

On 5G generally the World Health Organisation said: ''A large number of studies have been performed over the last two decades to assess whether mobile phones pose a potential health risk.

'To date, no adverse health effects have been established as being caused by mobile phone use.'

Professor Adam Finn, professor of paediatrics at the University of Bristol, said the internet connections from the 5G networks are one of the most important tools in the effort to co-ordinate the response to coronavirus.

Brendan Wren, professor of microbial pathogenesis, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, said a connection between the phone masts and the virus would be 'both a physical and biological impossibility'.

Mobile networks including Three, O2, EE and Vodafone were forced to debunk the various theories circulating about 5G, especially those linking it to COVID-19.

They said it was concerning the pandemic was being used to further untruths.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8191917/Social-media-giants-urged-deal-5G-conspiracy-theorists.html

I decided to make a call near a 5G tower here in the USA on Saturday.. somehow my phone started charging.. what could have happened.

They want to muffle the truth ..

Over a 100 researches have proven Milimetre waves impair immunity and not a single research other than word if mouth assurance to contradict this .... If you want know more about what we are dealing with as regards 5g click the link below


http://m.duluthreader.com/articles/2020/03/12/19851_chinas_massive_amount_of_immunotoxic_5g_networking

GamalNasser:
They want to muffle the truth ..

[s]Over a 100 researches have proven Milimetre waves impair immunity and not a single research other than word if mouth assurance to contradict this .... If you want know more about what we are dealing with as regards 5g click the link below
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http://m.duluthreader.com/articles/2020/03/12/19851_chinas_massive_amount_of_immunotoxic_5g_networking

But once America comes into the 5G race milimetre waves would suddenly be good.

rusher14:


But once America comes into the 5G race milimetre waves would suddenly be good.

We need to look into the quality of 5g equipment Hauwei are making because it seems we are having less problems in places where Nokia and Ericsson hardware are used ( I still need to find out what format of 5g FR1 or FR2 they use though )

GamalNasser:


We need to look into the quality of 5g equipment Hauwei are making because it seems we are having less problems in places where Nokia and Ericsson hardware are used ( I still need to find out what format of 5g FR1 or FR2 they use though )

All of a sudden, it is no longer a discussion on milimetre waves.

You guys are so predictable.

America should eat humble pie.

China beat them in the 5G race.

Lol. Really? What happened to freedom of speech

rusher14:


All of a sudden, it is no longer a discussion on milimetre waves.

You guys are so predictable.

America should eat humble pie.

China beat them in the 5G race.

But the Chinese bungled the safety of 5g by rushing their 5g development project , they got waiver approvals from their govt just to say they were first and now their technology seems to be the problem because COVID is more prevalent in place that use Hauwei equipment it's seems .

GamalNasser:


But the Chinese bungled the safety of 5g by rushing their 5g development project , they got waiver approvals from their govt just to say they were first and now their technology seems to be the problem because COVID is more prevalent in place that use Hauwei equipment it's seems .

You insist on spinning these your tales to the league of uninformed and superstitious and I salute you for ensuring another generation of Nigerians continue to be dumb.

rusher14:


You insist on spinning these your tales to the league of uninformed and superstitious and I salute you for ensuring another generation of Nigerians continue to be dumb.

A Buhari supporter should never mention the word dumb you know

GamalNasser:


A Buhari supporter should never mention the word dumb you know

Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb