[landedgentry]

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...