New Dossier and Research Note on mobiles and health
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The PolicyTracker EMF Messaging Dossier
The communications challenge of anti-5G campaigning
How should companies and public bodies respond to the emotive messages that have made anti-5G campaigns so effective?Why have anti-5G campaigns been so successful?
For decades individuals and organised groups have lobbied against mobile phones claiming health risks, but the recent anti-5G campaigns have had an unprecedented impact.
Poll: anti-5G groups are better at campaigning than the wireless industry
Arson attacks on 5G masts, fuelled by misinformation on social media have made policy-makers and the wireless industry reconsider the effectiveness of their own EMF communications strategies.
Pressure mounts on Brussels to do more to counter EMF misinformation
Fifteen EU member states have urged the European Commission to come up with a “communications strategy” to counter misinformation about 5G.
Editorial: 5G conspiracy theory shows we must change PR strategy
Who is your first stop for health advice? The world's leading scientists, or a man who thinks "tall, blood-drinking, shape-shifting reptilian humanoids from the Alpha Draconis star system, now hiding in underground bases, are the force behind a worldwide conspiracy against humanity"?
5G electromagnetic field is like a Parisian waiter, French study concludes
French spectrum agency ANFR has concluded that 5G multiple input multiple output (MIMO) systems are safe, partly because they resemble the behaviour of Parisian waiters.
Use targeted messaging and honesty to fight 5G EMF concerns
Speakers at PolicyTracker's recent webinar said that while 5G technology is unlikely to pose health risks, there are gaps in knowledge that must be frankly acknowledged to debunk EMF disinformation.
Could beamforming become a problem for 5G?
In the second of a series of articles about electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in the age of 5G, we take a look at beamforming. This is considered an essential feature of 5G base station antennas, but some argue that it will mean that current EMF exposure limits need to be reassessed.