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[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

It's effectively an SMS message from the cell tower to every device that can receive the signal (Whereas an SMS message is addressed to a specific device), it's been a part of the relevant radio specs since the 90s, we're just slow to adopt it as usual.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_Broadcast

Any outside party involvement would be due to outsourcing, nothing inherent to the technology.