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by landedgentry 616 days ago
These alert systems could definitely be abused.

In January 2024, the Taiwan government issued an erroneous "presidential alert" to the entire country of 23 million people, warning of a "missile" from China. Occurring just days before a presidential election, some allege that sending the alert was politically motivated.

Reference: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/world/asia/taiwan-alert-c...