Kudos to phone service provider giffgaff for drawing attention to a potentially serious problem with the UK government’s emergency alert test on Sunday afternoon:
⚠️ If you are a survivor of domestic abuse with a secret or secondary phone or tablet, please be aware the Emergency Alert will play a sound even if your device is on silent ⚠️
This helpful video by Refuge shows how to turn off emergency alerts on your phone: https://youtube.com/watch?v=I2MBcHwmiy8
Please spread the word to those who might need this information to stay safe 🙏
(I had already turned emergency alerts off on my phone in anticipation, as I really don’t want to expose myself to a painful alarm, and I suspect many other people with sound sensitivities will do likewise)
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Anna Nicholson /
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2023-04-20 15:32:18
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