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Russia was never supposed to have Starlink, so why did SpaceX wait so long to cut it off? (meduza.io)

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Other than the title being the most meaningful comment in this matter, this article explains the broader context of starlink on the front and possible alternatives.

It doesn't answer the question, possibly because it does not have the evidence to confirm that it's because the Kremlin now can afford some other alternative. Time will tell.

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[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

I am kind of curious what the SpaceX / DoD deal was once the DoD finally took things over back in 2022 or 2023 or whenever it was. Did they just hand off all decision making of what is/isn't allowed, or did they actually hand off some form of control that lets them manage things?

It's possible, but unlikely, that SpaceX is helping with the whitelist, but only the DoD can see it, or at least, only the DoD can see it in the simplistic form all laid out without having to do any extra work.

But given the current government... that doesn't really help in terms of leaks/hacks and the data being considered safe.