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TekJansen69 t1_j9c7kcw wrote

Until you want to access a news source or website that Elon disagrees with.

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Washout22 t1_j9d0o4m wrote

Except that hasn't happened, so...

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TekJansen69 t1_j9d2exi wrote

It's happened on Twitter.

And he's banned Ukraine from using starlink for their drones.

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Thor1872 t1_j9f1qgp wrote

Mykhailo Fedorov, the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, has commented on the information that the SpaceX company has allegedly limited the Starlink Internet access for Ukraine, which it uses to control drones. The minister stated that as of now there are no problems with the Starlink terminals in Ukraine.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/02/9/7388696/

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Frowdo t1_j9gvriy wrote

As of now, not we've never had issues.

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Washout22 t1_j9d3rcm wrote

What was banned on Twitter?

Spacex banned use of offensive weapons using starlink. Not defensive.

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TekJansen69 t1_j9d8uwr wrote

If it's operating inside your own country, it's defensive.

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Washout22 t1_j9daphp wrote

Which means they can use traditional line of sight communication.

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tmtyl_101 t1_j9eqal3 wrote

Sure. Because its not as if Russia is systematically targeting civilian and military infrastructure or anything.

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Washout22 t1_j9g8kul wrote

Where the drones work without starlink...

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Reddit-runner t1_j9ijwkz wrote

>Until you want to access a news source or website that Elon disagrees with.

Ironically Musk was the biggest boo-man of the Internet last year when he refused to close access to sites some American politicians wanted to remove.

He really put a foot down for net neutrality.

Well, at least so far.

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