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Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X ban (Update: Starlink will comply) (www.engadget.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 91 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not blockable by any government would be a positive in my book if it didn't imply bloclable by a single billionaire with huge mood swing. Don't forget how musk switched off starlink in Crimea at Putin's request when the Russian realized starlink guided missile were heading towards their ships (Source

[โ€“] logi 2 points 2 months ago

That's not exactly what happened. Starlink was already disabled in Crimea when the attack was launched and Musk refused to enable it specifically for the attack. Then the initial reports got a bit tangled up.

But yes, none of this should be up to Musk.