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[–] PhatalFlaw@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

You can't turn off presidential alerts on American-sold smartphones (iOS/Android)

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

But the presidential alerts are very rare, and are actually designed for nuclear war. They're tied into all of the continuity of government machinery. I've never actually seen one.

[–] auntieclokwise@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

There was a test a few years ago. That's the only one I've ever seen.