This week Youtube has decided to take what is posted on their website a little more serious. Youtube confirmed that they will lower the amount of recommendations and distribution of videos that support conspiracy theories around the COVID-19 outbreak and 5G technology. That’s right, 5G. According to The Guardian, out of the UK, people are attacking cell phone towers and burning them down because of a theory that states 5G helps spread the COVID-19. In my opinion it is absolutely ridiculous that people would ever believe a theory that says the COVID-19 spreads through 5G cell towers. How dumb could you be? Not only did they believe that, but they are also destroying infrastructure around them that allows them to contact help if needed and also communicate with family.
This theory originates at the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. It is believed that since Wuhan was one of the first cities with full 5G coverage, the virus was spread even faster through the 5G network which caused the massive outbreak. Clearly this is a crazy thing to think and it is crazy to me how moldable people really are in a time of crisis like this. It also doesn’t help that famous actor Woody Harrelson backed up this theory by reposting it to his millions of fans globally. Thanks Woody! All in all, I don’t know how something like this could ever be believed and I am glad that scientists globally have shut this theory down right away.
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