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If this provides unfiltered internet to regimes which dislike it, will we see them blowing satellites out of orbit?
by bencollier49 6y ago
If this provides unfiltered internet to regimes which dislike it, will we see them blowing satellites out of orbit?
- jasonwatkinspdx 6y agoNo, they'll simply deny licensing of spectrum over their land area, and SpaceX will comply. This will never be some tool to counteract totalitarian governments.
- Slikey 6y agoI am interested in that. Are there any international treaties that force SpaceX to comply? If SpaceX has no business in totalitarian country X, do they have any way to sue SpaceX for offering service? I imagine a black market will establish to get access to starlink even if SpaceX doesn't officially sell access. Can you expand on this topic?
- jasonwatkinspdx 6y agohttps://www.itu.int/en/history/Pages/ConstitutionAndConvention.aspx https://www.itu.int/en/history/Pages/ConstitutionAndConventi... If SpaceX violates ITU policy they risk their licenses globally. A black market for this service is not possible. The equipment necessary to confirm SpaceX is transmitting into an area, or to radiolocate the ground stations themselves costs a few grand. Even low income nations can afford to monitor and enforce spectrum requirements if they desire to. But more fundamentally, this is not a goal of SpaceX or Elon. The projection of "hero" onto him and this project is out of control. Elon is doing this to make money, plain and simple.
- qayxc 6y agoIt's much easier to simply block payments to Starlink. Can't use a service that you have no method of paying for...