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Introduction – April 25, 2020

There appears to be a concerted effort by the mainstream media and tech companies to silence those who voice concern about the health hazards posed by 5G.
While it’s true that some of the more fanciful theories about 5G are baseless, there is nonetheless a solid body of scientific opinion that has been warning about its potential health hazards.
This includes an appeal signed by 240 scientists who work with Electro-Magnetic Fields that states: “We Have No Reason To Believe That 5G is Safe“
Apart from these scientists Dr Barrie Trower, the world’s leading expert on microwave weapons, has also warned of the “gigantic health hazard” the technology poses.
Will twitter remove posts that refer to Dr Barrie Trower or the 240 scientists who warned about 5G? Will it likewise remove posts that refer to the action of Brussels, Slovenia and Switzerland, which have all halted work on 5G network due to concern over potential health hazards?
Nowadays the corporate media is quick to label anything that doesn’t fit into the conventional narrative as a “conspiracy theory”. However, none of the aforementioned can remotely be considered “conspiracy theorists” so where will Twitter draw the line?
The Social media giant is now effectively engaged in censorship so who will decide what is an unfounded “conspiracy theory”, and what is well-founded scientific concern? In a truly free society readers would decide for themselves.
Sadly, we do not live in such a world and the corporate media and tech giants now decide what we may or may not consider.

Twitter BANS all 5G conspiracy theorist tweets

Joe Pinkstone – Daily Mail April 23, 2020

  • Tweets that claim 5G is hazardous to health will be removed on Twitter 
  • Social media firm will take down the posts spreading ‘unverified claims’
  • Comes after conspiracy theorists targeted 5G masts after a baseless theory circulated online stating it is linked to the coronavirus pandemic 

It comes amid a spate of mast vandalism attacks across the country, driven (the Mail claims) by unproven conspiracy theories linking 5G to coronavirus shared on social media. Over the Easter weekend, 20 incidents were recorded. Pictured, a burned down mast in London on 15 April. Click to enlarge

Twitter is banning posts which encourage conspiracy theorists to attack 5G masts. 

The move from the social network comes as part of a wider effort to cut down on the amount of misinformation and ‘unverified claims’ about 5G circulating on the site.

Posts will be taken down if the public to engage in harmful activity, encourage vandalism of 5G infrastructure or lead to ‘widespread panic’.  

Twitter is making a concerted effort to clamp down on the 5G-related claims and it is also looking to curb the spread of all coronavirus-related misinformation.

However, it has said it will not remove every tweet that ‘contains incomplete or disputed information’ about coronavirus.

It comes amid a spate of mast vandalism attacks across the country, driven by baseless conspiracy theories linking 5G to coronavirus shared on social media.

Over the Easter weekend, 20 incidents were recorded, including a suspected arson attack on a mast in east London as well as one serving Birmingham’s Nightingale Hospital.

Twitter said it would also address other claims which could lead to widespread panic, giving one example as: ‘The National Guard just announced that no more shipments of food will be arriving for two months – run to the grocery store ASAP and buy everything.’

The firm said: ‘We have broadened our guidance on unverified claims that incite people to engage in harmful activity, could lead to the destruction or damage of critical 5G infrastructure, or could lead to widespread panic, social unrest, or large-scale disorder.’

It announced the reform on Twitter and, in a follow up tweet, said it had removed 2,230 tweets ‘containing misleading and potentially harmful content’ since it updated its policies on March 18. 

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