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It would also be a blatant violation of international law and set a precedent for all kinds of undesirable things. Would you enjoy waking up to propaganda blas
by lxgr 2y ago
It would also be a blatant violation of international law and set a precedent for all kinds of undesirable things.
Would you enjoy waking up to propaganda blasted to your phone as a non-silence-able "Presidential Alert" in retaliation?
- inemesitaffia 2y agoStarlink in Iran and Venezuela
- lxgr 2y agoDoes it really work in Iran? That would be a US embargo violation on top of an international law one, right? I suppose they could make the case that it’s technically infeasible to limit their satellite beam footprints that granularly (like it used to be the case for non-spotbeam services), and that their service limitation works on the basis of billing addresses, not physical cells – except that they seem to be very capable of enforcing that to distinguish mobile from stationary plans, and ocean from land areas.
- inemesitaffia 2y agoYes. They've lost at least two lawsuits at the ITU. The US has granted SpaceX a sanctions waiver.
- dogma1138 2y agoWhich international law this violates? People spew this international law nonsense too much. If there is convention that has been signed and ratified by member states there is no law….