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SpaceX says states should dump fiber plans, give all grant money to Starlink (arstechnica.com)
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[–] 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's not secure either. The next world war will involve efforts to sabotage satellites.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    That's the point. Musk wants control over the entire internet.

    If all the other internet infrastructure was abandoned, he would be the most powerful person in history. Want to regulate him afterwards? He could just shut down the internet in your region until you accept his terms.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago

    He has already meddled in the Ukraine war doing things like this, too. He turned off Starlink during an offensive Ukrainian mission. He claims he had to because civilian systems aren't allowed to be used for a foreign incursion into Russia and that he'd face consequences. Which is a complete lie.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Musk wants control over the entire internet.

    This is the number one reason my friend and I refused to even consider StarLink. We don't live in the US and do not want all our traffic going through there.

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