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5G AND CORONAVIRUS: BASELESS CONSPIRACY THEORY ABOUT RADIATION AND COVID-19 SPARKS ONLINE PANIC

An unfounded conspiracy theory that radiation from 5G towers causes coronavirus and cancer is spreading across social media and messaging apps, resulting in widespread panic about the next-generation technology. A petition to block the UK government from rolling out 5G across the country has received more than 110,000 signatures, assisted by celebrities sharing it with their followers. The Change.org petition […]

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FACEBOOK TAKING ‘AGGRESSIVE STEPS’ TO REMOVE STORIES ABOUT 5G AND CORONAVIRUS THAT MAY CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM

says it has started to remove stories linking coronavirus and 5G – but only if they will cause physical harm. The site said that it is taking “aggressive steps” to remove such misinformation as part of its response to coronavirus hoaxes and false stories more generally. But it will only take down those posts that are likely […]

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Scientists develop ‘backpack’ computers to track wild animals in hard-to-reach habitats

To truly understand an animal species is to observe its behavior and social networks in the wild. With new technology described in PLOS Biology, researchers are able to track tiny animals that divide their time between flying around in the sky and huddling together in caves and hollow trees — by attaching little backpacks to them […]

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