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Comment by izzydata

10 hours ago

It's not really American politics when Elon decides to turn off your countries internet for personal gain. Having such critical infrastructure in the hands of someone unstable wouldn't be a choice I ever make for something so important.

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iknowstuff  9 hours ago

You are probably referring to ukraine and you should know that this was entirely fake news. It was never disabled. It had never been enabled in Crimea in the first place, in accordance with US gov policy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russian-Ukrain...

    In 2022, Elon Musk denied a Ukrainian request to extend Starlink's coverage up to Russian-occupied Crimea during a counterattack on a Crimean port, from which Russia had been launching attacks against Ukrainian civilians; doing so would have violated US sanctions on Russia.[18] This event was widely reported in 2023, erroneously characterizing it as Musk "turning off" Starlink coverage in Crimea.

But you’re right of course that it might be in a sovereign country’s interest to build out their wired infrastructure instead of relying on external actors.

  • gbriel  8 hours ago

    The vast majority of the international community, including the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union, recognizes Crimea as a sovereign part of Ukraine. :)

    • iknowstuff  8 hours ago

      Sanctions were in place because russia controlled crimea regardless of international recognition, so what's your point

    • renewiltord  4 hours ago

      Oh damn, you’re right. The US should provide a portion of the Ukraine aid to the government in Crimea.

      Perhaps we can drop off some Abrams for the Donbas region next time. It’s part of Ukraine after all.

    • skinnymuch  8 hours ago

      Nice to see what the colonizer imperialist state actors that love Zionism and unequal exchange side with.