HSE to meet social media giants over 5G fringe conspiracies
The move follows a spate of attacks on telecommunications masts in Donegal and Cork in recent days
The HSE is to meet with social media companies to raise concerns about a conspiracy theory linking 5G networks to the coronavirus, after a number of masts were attacked in recent weeks.
Communications masts in Donegal and Cork have been damaged in what is believed to be a result of an online campaign which falsely links 5G technology to the spread of Covid-19. Neither of the masts was part of the 5G network.
In response ...