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There is an official exemption for Starlink, and quite logically so, because Internet access outside government control is actually bad for the mullahs and some
by inglor_cz 10mo ago
There is an official exemption for Starlink, and quite logically so, because Internet access outside government control is actually bad for the mullahs and somewhat advantageous for the US.
- syncsynchalt 10mo agoI didn't know this, so I pulled up a cite for anyone else interested: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-expands-sanctions-exceptions-help-provide-internet-iranians-2022-09-23/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us-expands-sanctions-exception...
- rvnx 10mo agoThank you both! I understand it better now. This is not Elon bypassing the rules but rather that the US wants to support the protests so they make an exemption; so it makes sense from a foreign policy perspective. I really didn't think it like this.
- mrguyorama 10mo agoIt's the exact same reasoning that drove the NSA to build Tor. Like, enabling widespread internet use in Iran that cannot be censored has been policy for the US.