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Bolivia denies Starlink operating license

13 points by perihelions 1y ago

robtherobber 1y ago
One can't ever know for sure, of course, but this reads like a US or Musk empire financed piece. Of course that a country that sees the US and its subsidised businesses as a threat would push back on things like this, considering the historical tensions between the two countries and the importance of (as-much-as-possible) independent communication infrastructure. The article completely fails to mention the tensioned relationship between the two countries, framing the situation in terms of consumer benefits and competition, which could be seen as disingenuous at the very least. Out of the many (~30) coups that the country has been plagued by historically, at least 6 to 8 were directly backed, supported, or facilitated by the US. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/18/silence-us-backed-coup-evo-morales-bolivia-american-states https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/18/silenc... https://theintercept.com/2020/07/23/the-u-s-supported-coup-in-bolivia-continues-to-produce-repression-and-tyranny-while-revealing-how-u-s-media-propaganda-works/ https://theintercept.com/2020/07/23/the-u-s-supported-coup-i... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/27/bolivia-foils-military-coup-attempt-all-you-need-to-know https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/27/bolivia-foils-milit... https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/can-bolivia-ever-escape-the-coup-trap/ https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/can-boli...
- inemesitaffia 1y ago
  You can use Starlink in Bolivia today.
aiiizzz 1y ago
Starlink, if it wasn't associated with a serial entrepreneur, could just ignore the Bolivan government.
- inemesitaffia 1y ago
  It probably is already
ZeroGravitas 1y ago
They didn't find space to mention Musk saying "we will coup whoever we want. Deal with it!" in regards to Bolivia. You'd think that was relevant, but since it reads like an advertisment, maybe it would have felt out of place.

13 points by perihelions 1y ago

One can't ever know for sure, of course, but this reads like a US or Musk empire financed piece. Of course that a country that sees the US and its subsidised businesses as a threat would push back on things like this, considering the historical tensions between the two countries and the importance of (as-much-as-possible) independent communication infrastructure. The article completely fails to mention the tensioned relationship between the two countries, framing the situation in terms of consumer benefits and competition, which could be seen as disingenuous at the very least. Out of the many (~30) coups that the country has been plagued by historically, at least 6 to 8 were directly backed, supported, or facilitated by the US. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/18/silence-us-backed-coup-evo-morales-bolivia-american-states https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/18/silenc... https://theintercept.com/2020/07/23/the-u-s-supported-coup-in-bolivia-continues-to-produce-repression-and-tyranny-while-revealing-how-u-s-media-propaganda-works/ https://theintercept.com/2020/07/23/the-u-s-supported-coup-i... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/27/bolivia-foils-military-coup-attempt-all-you-need-to-know https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/27/bolivia-foils-milit... https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/can-bolivia-ever-escape-the-coup-trap/ https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/can-boli...

inemesitaffia 1y ago
You can use Starlink in Bolivia today.

aiiizzz 1y ago

Starlink, if it wasn't associated with a serial entrepreneur, could just ignore the Bolivan government.

inemesitaffia 1y ago
It probably is already

ZeroGravitas 1y ago

They didn't find space to mention Musk saying "we will coup whoever we want. Deal with it!" in regards to Bolivia. You'd think that was relevant, but since it reads like an advertisment, maybe it would have felt out of place.