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Musk blocks Ukraine starlink access -- (link)
Posted by
zeitgeist
Oct 11 '22, 20:27
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https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-blocks-starlink-in-crimea-amid-nuclear-fears-report-2022-10?utm_source=reddit.com
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to be fair, the article you linked says Musk denied a Ukrainian request to expand Starlink to Russian-occupied Crimea...bit of a difference -- nm
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crash davis
Oct 11, 20:41
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Well, he did block access. That much *is* true. The details may not be as damning, but then again he said a few days ago that
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Marlowe
Oct 11, 20:46
Except it also appears to be getting turned off in Eastern Ukraine. -- nm
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Ender
Oct 11, 20:45
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which might be a good thing as the article speculates -- nm
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crash davis
Oct 11, 20:53
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The article speculates no such thing. -- nm
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Ender
Oct 11, 21:03
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"prompting speculation that it had been shut off in areas controlled by Russia — perhaps to prevent the Kremlin from itself exploiting the network" -- nm
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crash davis
Oct 11, 22:07
But the outrage machine must be fed, Crash! -- nm
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Mop
Oct 11, 20:42
Or: Musk personally rejected a request from Ukraine to enable Starlink in Crimea.
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Mop
Oct 11, 20:40
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It would certainly be meaningful if their troops moved in and couldn't get internet. -- nm
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Ender
Oct 11, 20:41
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that is a ways off, I'm thinking they wanted to communicate with partisan groups in the Crimea -- nm
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crash davis
Oct 11, 20:44
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It might be a violation of operating/funding agreements, at least until the map is redrawn. -- nm
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Beryllium
Oct 11, 20:46
I fail to see what would be wrong with that... -- nm
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Ender
Oct 11, 20:46
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neither do I, but Ukrainian troops in the Crimea (barring massive Russian collapse) remains something quite a ways off right now -- nm
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crash davis
Oct 11, 20:54
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