The 5G Mass Experiment

Are you happy with 4G mobile? You may be, but governments and industry are already looking at the next level – 5G – and the infrastructure for ‘smart homes’ and the ‘internet of things’. According to EU plans, Europe will be hyper-connected by 2025.

January 2019

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Are you happy with 4G mobile? You may be, but governments and industry are already looking at the next level – 5G – and the infrastructure for ‘smart homes’ and the ‘internet of things’. According to EU plans, Europe will be hyper-connected by 2025.

Why the rush? So that Europe will not lose out to the USA and China in a global race for dominance.

So what is the problem? A growing body of science that warns of health risks from long-term exposure to electromagnetic radiation by mobile technology. There is almost no research on the effects of the higher frequencies needed for 5G.

You’ll be connected. But at what price?

As part of this investigation we spoke to many scientists involved in the definition of limits and standards. We have criticised the system as being a “closed club”. To make the common core of the investigation more accessible to our readers we are now publishing an animated graphic showing the connection of the scientific bodies and the researchers, along with excerpts of the interviews.

Real 5G issues overshadowed by Covid-19 conspiracy theories
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June 2020: Unsubstantiated claims that connect the new mobile technology to the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic have led people to destroy 5G masts in several countries. Such actions  overshadow  concerns about health effects of the technology that are real and legitimate. Read more here: Real 5G issues overshadowed by Covid-19 conspiracy theories

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Il cellulare può accorciarti la vita. “Nesso col tumore”
Il cellulare può accorciarti la vita. “Nesso col tumore”

Il Fatto Quotidiano, Italy

14 January 2020

« Bientôt, nous pourrons attaquer toute l’industrie en justice » : en Italie, des résistances face à la 5G
« Bientôt, nous pourrons attaquer toute l’industrie en justice » : en Italie, des résistances face à la 5G

Basta!, France, Basta!

13 May 2019

Téléphonie mobile : le gouvernement a-t-il fait un cadeau de 3 milliards d’euros aux opérateurs ?
Téléphonie mobile : le gouvernement a-t-il fait un cadeau de 3 milliards d’euros aux opérateurs ?

Basta!, France, Basta!

26 April 2019

Mobile phones and health: is 5G being rolled out too fast?
Mobile phones and health: is 5G being rolled out too fast?

Computer Weekly, UK

23 April 2019

Big data, multiplication des antennes et des ondes : bienvenue dans le monde merveilleux de la 5G
Big data, multiplication des antennes et des ondes : bienvenue dans le monde merveilleux de la 5G

Basta!, France, Basta!

10 April 2019

Etterlyser føre-var-prinsipp for 5G
Etterlyser føre-var-prinsipp for 5G

Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway

30 January 2019

Alle vil bli først til 5G-samfunnet. Men hvem skal betale?
Alle vil bli først til 5G-samfunnet. Men hvem skal betale?

Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway

28 January 2019

Norske skoler satser trådløst, mens franske skoler skal skru av
Norske skoler satser trådløst, mens franske skoler skal skru av

Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway

28 January 2019

Strålevernet baserer seg på omstridt forskergruppe
Strålevernet baserer seg på omstridt forskergruppe

Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway

27 January 2019

5G utfordrer faregrensene
5G utfordrer faregrensene

Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway

27 January 2019

Forskere kaller 5G et folkehelse-eksperiment
Forskere kaller 5G et folkehelse-eksperiment

Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway

25 January 2019

Forskere fant kreft i rotter etter mobilstråling
Forskere fant kreft i rotter etter mobilstråling

Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway

25 January 2019

Smartby-sjefen i Stavanger forberedt på konflikter
Smartby-sjefen i Stavanger forberedt på konflikter

Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway

23 January 2019

Snart kommer supernettet og alle tingene dine kan snakke sammen
Snart kommer supernettet og alle tingene dine kan snakke sammen

Stavanger Aftenblad, Norway

22 January 2019

5G to nowa technologia, w którą rząd inwestuje miliony. Czy będzie miał problem?
5G to nowa technologia, w którą rząd inwestuje miliony. Czy będzie miał problem?

Newsweek Poland, Poland

20 January 2019

5G, i conflitti d’interessi che delegittimano studi e comitati dell’Ue
5G, i conflitti d’interessi che delegittimano studi e comitati dell’Ue

Il Fatto Quotidiano, Italy

15 January 2019

Bellen schaadt cellen
Bellen schaadt cellen

De Groene Amsterdammer, Netherlands

15 January 2019

5G, i conflitti d’interessi che delegittimano studi e comitati dell’Ueuld there be a problem?
5G, i conflitti d’interessi che delegittimano studi e comitati dell’Ueuld there be a problem?

Il Fatto Quotidiano, Italy

15 January 2019

Mobilfunk: Wie gesundheitsschädlich ist 5G wirklich?
Mobilfunk: Wie gesundheitsschädlich ist 5G wirklich?

Der Tagesspiegel, Germany

14 January 2019

Rivoluzione 5G. Tra antenne e i troppi rischi ignorati dall’Ue
Rivoluzione 5G. Tra antenne e i troppi rischi ignorati dall’Ue

Il Fatto Quotidiano, Italy

12 January 2019

5G. Vem aí uma revolução tecnológica, mas será boa para o negócio? E para a
5G. Vem aí uma revolução tecnológica, mas será boa para o negócio? E para a

Diário de Notícias, Portugal

12 January 2019

Aste stellari alla cieca. L’Italia prima per i fondi
Aste stellari alla cieca. L’Italia prima per i fondi

Il Fatto Quotidiano, Italy

12 January 2019

Elektrosmog: Europa ignoriert mögliches Krebsrisiko von 5G
Elektrosmog: Europa ignoriert mögliches Krebsrisiko von 5G

Der Tagesspiegel, Germany

11 January 2019