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> He has no background with any org that works on protecting free speech. I would argue Starlink occupies that role.
by MetaWhirledPeas 5y ago
> He has no background with any org that works on protecting free speech.
I would argue Starlink occupies that role.
- sofixa 5y agoThat's a very wild claim. How did you make that jump and why Starlink and not every other ISP?
- kietay 5y agoI’m assuming because they offer open ISP services inside jurisdictions where the government censors the Internet.
- ceejayoz 5y agoNot in its current iteration, which relies on ground stations in or near those countries. You're not gonna get Starlink service in China or Iran, even if you can get a dish.
- NaturalPhallacy 5y agoHe recently sent a truckload of dishes to Ukraine...
- dahart 5y ago> I would argue Starlink occupies that role. Please do. What is Starlink doing to protect free speech?
- MetaWhirledPeas 5y agoSending dishes to Ukraine?
- ceejayoz 5y agoUkraine is currently under martial law and has significant restrictions on speech; it's (justifiably) illegal, for example, to report on troop positions. Starlink isn't changing that; it just provides internet access, filtered through a local ground station subject to any local laws and filtering that are applicable. China has internet access, but not free speech. Same for Russia.
- 4khilles 5y agoThe ground stations aren't in Ukraine. So, Ukraine doesn't have a means of enforcing whatever restrictions on speech come with martial law.