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When will the mindless repetition of this idiocy end? Musk did not "turn off Starlink in Ukraine after talking to Putin". He refused Ukraine's request to turn Starlink on in Crimea for an attack because doing so a) would violate SpaceX's consistent policy of refusing Starlink use directly on the front lines [1] and, more importantly, b) would violate US law.

[1] The policy has existed since the beginning of Starlink service in Ukraine. SpaceX seemingly turned a blind eye to Ukrainian use of some Starlink terminals strapped to combat drones and such, but the above incident basically forced the company's hand in cracking down on such use.



Beyond. Not on




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