Web giants remove products advertised on their sites claiming to ‘protect’ customers from 5G

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Google, Amazon and eBay remove products advertised on their sites claiming to ‘protect’ customers from 5G

By Jamie Nimmo, Financial Mail On Sunday

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Google, Amazon and eBay have removed dozens of products advertised on their sites claiming to ‘protect’ customers from 5G. 

The MoS alerted the tech giants to products being sold for up to £5,000 through their marketplaces to cash in on conspiracy theories suggesting 5G is linked to coronavirus. 

Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has described bogus claims linking 5G to coronavirus as being ‘dangerous nonsense’. 

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BT chief executive Philip Jansen was forced to intervene after employees were physically attacked and phone masts were set alight causing severe damage. 

But late last week, the three internet giants were still carrying advertisements for items that claim to shield buyers from 5G – despite respected scientists concluding there is no evidence that it is harmful. 

Products for sale via Google Shopping included an item costing £4,999 and comprising copper wire wrapped around a wooden wheel. Other items for sale via Google included an anti-radiation baseball cap, a hijab, and fabric that claimed to protect from 5G ‘radiation’. 

Amazon advertised products including anti-5G underwear made out of bamboo. Similar items were being offered for sale on eBay. 

The firms said they had removed the listings. The companies take a percentage of the value of goods sold through their websites. 

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