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by duttonw 1031 days ago
except for the issue where Elon just on a whim decided to geofence the spaceX usage in Ukraine/Russia conflict to not allow it to work when near the border or in Russia :/ per article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-sha...
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What does that have to do with anything. Why zoes Musk get shit on for one very minor ristriction when the system he built is literally helping a nation being invaded. But instead of talking about that people bring up anything that is not 100% perfect.
It was actively used to guide a missile.

There is no precedent for this, and it was a credible question whether Russia would use anti satellite weapons triggering a larger war.

Ukraine wanted it for defensive reasons within their own territory. It's totally reasonable that a free service has limits.
It stopped working on there own territory
Crimea is Ukrainian territory illegally invaded and annexed.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annexation_of_Crimea_by_the_...

And is illegal to provide internet services in
Same whims brought starlink to Ukraine in the first place
Trying not to get ITAR restricted.
Article contains factual errors. They can also use other sat companies and they have