And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway – Terence Eden’s Blog
"Could the [mobile] networks have refused to send the message about wildfires -- or indeed any other message? If your least favourite politician gets their hands on the emergency alert system and tries to abuse it, would you want the networks to stand up to them?
What if the network refuses to send the message because they're worried alerting people about a hurricane will lower the company's profits?
What if armed thugs are sent in and the choice is send the message or die?"
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