Call for social media platforms to act on 5G mast conspiracy theory

After a spate of fires, the government is stepping in to halt the spread of linking coronavirus to the mobile networkCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government is to hold talks with social media platforms after mobile phone masts in Birmingham, Merseyside and Belfast were set on fire amid a widely shared conspiracy theory linking 5G networks to the coronavirus pandemic.Broadband engineers have also faced physical and verbal threats by people who believe that