Four telecommunications companies said the baseless claims about the link between 5G and coronavirus have led to abuse of company engineers and, in some cases, prevented essential network maintenance from taking place.
An attack on cellphone towers in the United Kingdom over the weekend comes as conspiracy theory connecting 5G to the spread of coronavirus continue to gain momentum on social media.
"Please help us make this stop,’’ the companies said in its joint statement, asking for public assistance. A video has surfaced on social media of workers being harassed by a woman claiming the technology “kills people.”
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