In the UK, at 3pm today, in just over an hours time. The government are testing a new alert system through all mobile phones.

We don’t have volcanos or live on tectonic plates, or have dangerous animals. There is one use case for this that I can think of 🤔

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But fLoOdS & wInD!

Could be, but that’s not what I’m thinking 🤔

What are you thinking? Covid 2.0, 3.0.. or whatever we're at now?

Possibly, but no, not that either!

Its for a new set of temporary traffic lights for roadworks isnt it! I knew it.

Yes, yes, that's it, you nailed it 😂

The Putin 🧐🤔

Mr to you 😂

That was an easy one. It's always and for everything The Putin. 🤷‍♂️

Like "The Boss", Bruce Springsteen 😂

Low stocks of Marmite?

I think I’ve just been deposed as chief shitpost Officer 😂

Fuuuuuuccccccckkkkkkk!!!!!

I switched off emergency alerts on the phone the first time they tried it, they can do one.

We were on a cruise and avoided it 😂

Probably terrorism.

2007 bombings and stuff were prominent due to Palestine. Obviously they didn't say it was about Palestine, but the whole "Letter to America" from Osama Bin Laden set a mandate to all the Al Qaeda.

And after two years of slaughtering kids, there's little to no chance that this isn't related.

The "Russia" threat is completely nonsense because nukes. So either domestic terrorism or something like that.

Either way not good.

I'm thinking something else, more to do with your last point, but without the nukes, because you are right, that would be completely useless 😂

Big bad Russia has always been the British establishments enemy since the Bolsheviks or I think maybe even longer.

So there's always been an old money grudge.

Nukes are a non sequitur, so like no point in even warning people 😂

Either way, just be careful out there Mike!

I will 🫡

He’ll be at sea

I was last time it went off 😂

I posted this on the Fediverse this morning…

At 3pm today I’ll be shouting out “cuuuunnnnttttssss!” as people receive automated messages from government from their mobile devices.

If you also wish to shout out “cuuuuunnnnntttttssss!” in unison with me, you’ll be most welcome.

#PublicServiceAnouncement

Do we all stand outside clapping while we shout this? 😂

If it brings you joy, go for it!

3pm? Tea time sir. Expect overloaded grid

True, the kettle will be going on about then for my afternoon cup of tea 😂

Uk government trying to see if they can knock the grid out like Spain but without criticising Israel 🙄🤪

I assume you already know you can turn this off?

No, we didn’t get the memo 😂

How ?

It’s buried in iOS in the settings, I forget where but the instructions are public. Pretty sure it’s doable on android too.

I’m an alert virgin, so I’m gonna see what happens at 3pm, then turn it off 😂

Warning that someone within 100m of you may have had an illegal opinion

Yes 😂

We have the same in the Netherlands. They test the sirens at the same time

Your dams might be leaking 😱

Could be. Or war.

🤫

You said the quiet bit out loud 😂

Ups sorry sorry

We have this as well. For safety shit such as fire or armed wild men.... I have them all blocked.

I’m deciding whether to turn off these notifications 🤔

Do it.

No Need to waste your time.

How do you block them?

Your phone will have it the settings somewhere. I beileve

Can't turn it off or opt out. Not that iv tried but iv read it's pretty hard. They implemented it in Canada 5 years ago. Now when we get low power and rolling blackouts in winter they tell us we should turn off our btc miners and cook in our microwaves. Not even kidding.

You can defo turn it off.

And it’s not hard, just need to go into system settings, no command line or code, just a button.

I'm on android... Which button? doesn't seem to be here.