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> Illegal miners in the Amazon are increasingly well equipped, with access to Starlink systems that allow them to coördinate work and warn of raids. What the h

• michelb 3y ago
  Why would Starlink give out that info?
  • coryrc 3y ago
    Requirement for being allowed to operate in the country?
    • skrebbel 3y ago
      I remember a Musk quote that countries who want to block Starlink can “wave their fists at the sky”
      • flykespice 3y ago
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      • pas 3y ago
        Elon already gave in to China's demands regarding Starlink
    • mistrial9 3y ago
      "In May 2022, after shaking hands with then-president Jair Bolsonaro at a luxury resort in the interior of São Paulo, the businessman (Elon Musk) said he was "super excited for the launch of Starlink for 19 thousand disconnected schools in rural areas and environmental monitoring of the Amazon. .. The promise never came to fruition, according to the Ministry of Education and state secretariats."
      • inemesitaffia 3y ago
        The new government undid things
        • Manabu-eo 3y ago
          Source?
          • inemesitaffia 3y ago
            https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/euestudante/ensino-superior/2023/10/5132979-mec-suspende-regra-que-direciona-internet-de-escolas-para-starlink-de-elon-musk.html https://www.correiobraziliense.com.br/euestudante/ensino-sup... https://twitter.com/TMFAssociates/status/1727395876732285405 https://twitter.com/TMFAssociates/status/1727395876732285405
            • mistrial9 3y ago
              in English too -- https://www.itu.int/hub/2023/11/brazils-new-strategy-aims-for-internet-in-all-schools-2/ https://www.itu.int/hub/2023/11/brazils-new-strategy-aims-fo...
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• inemesitaffia 3y ago
  Location doesn't tell you operator. You can guess but you can't be sure