SpaceX's private control of satellite internet concerns military leaders: report
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"We worry that if we order devices from Starlink, we'll fall into some sort of trap."

SpaceX’s Private Control Of Satellite Internet Concerns Military Leaders::Military leaders around the world have expressed concerns over the dominance of SpaceX founder Elon Musk when it comes to satellite-based internet services.

  • yata@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    197·
    11 months ago

    Helps them up to a point. He didn’t allow Ukrainians to use it in Crimea for example, which shows allegiance to Russia more than anything else.

    • Thorny_Thicket@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      811·
      11 months ago

      He could just not let them use starlink at all. Ask any Ukrainian and they’ll tell you how invaluable it has been to them yet here we are still doing mental gymnastics about how he’s a Russian asset. I get that you don’t like the guy but this is just ridiculous.