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"by shutting off Starlink’s satellite network over Crimea" Misinformation is still well and alive in main-stream media. Refusing a new extension of the Starlin
by lenkite 3y ago
"by shutting off Starlink’s satellite network over Crimea"
Misinformation is still well and alive in main-stream media. Refusing a new extension of the Starlink's satellite coverage to Sevastopol is now considered as "shutting off" the network over Crimea.
- nerdchum 3y ago[dead]
- two_handfuls 3y agoI was curious about this, so I looked and I see that Isaacson, whose published book excerpt was the basis for CNN's initial report, issued a clarification on Sept 8: > To clarify on the Starlink issue: the Ukrainians THOUGHT coverage was enabled all the way to Crimea, but it was not. They asked Musk to enable it for their drone sub attack on the Russian fleet. Musk did not enable it, because he thought, probably correctly, that would cause a major war. source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/starlink-and-ukraine-musk-responds-to-claims-he-secretly-shut-down-access-in-crimea/ar-AA1gs0tg https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/starlink-and-ukraine-mu... It's possible the mainstream media is just using outdated information rather than actively trying to misinform.