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5G coronavirus conspiracy theorists are endangering the workers who keep networks running

The Verge

Conspiracy theorists had linked the spread of the novel coronavirus to the installation of new 5G mobile networks, with some claiming the cellular network weakened the immune system and allowed the virus to thrive, while others said 5G masts were broadcasting the virus through the ether (all “crackpot” claims , to quote the UK government).

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Why Trump’s Truth Social may not survive the hype

The Verge

One, they are marketed as social networks, but they operate like broadcast networks. Miller pointed to cases of political leaders and their supporters being suspended or having their posts removed in countries including Brazil and the United Kingdom, as well as countries like Iran and Saudi Arabia where political speech is highly suppressed.

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