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It's not really American politics when Elon decides to turn off your countries internet for personal gain. Having such critical infrastructure in the hands of s

It's not really American politics when Elon decides to turn off your countries internet for personal gain. Having such critical infrastructure in the hands of someone unstable wouldn't be a choice I ever make for something so important.

iknowstuff 9mo ago
You are probably referring to ukraine and you should know that this was entirely fake news. It was never disabled. It had never been enabled in Crimea in the first place, in accordance with US gov policy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russian-Ukrainian_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russian-Ukrain... In 2022, Elon Musk denied a Ukrainian request to extend Starlink's coverage up to Russian-occupied Crimea during a counterattack on a Crimean port, from which Russia had been launching attacks against Ukrainian civilians; doing so would have violated US sanctions on Russia.[18] This event was widely reported in 2023, erroneously characterizing it as Musk "turning off" Starlink coverage in Crimea. But you’re right of course that it might be in a sovereign country’s interest to build out their wired infrastructure instead of relying on external actors.
- gbriel 9mo ago
  The vast majority of the international community, including the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union, recognizes Crimea as a sovereign part of Ukraine. :)
  - skinnymuch 9mo ago
    Nice to see what the colonizer imperialist state actors that love Zionism and unequal exchange side with.
  - iknowstuff 9mo ago
    Sanctions were in place because russia controlled crimea regardless of international recognition, so what's your point
  - renewiltord 9mo ago
    Oh damn, you’re right. The US should provide a portion of the Ukraine aid to the government in Crimea. Perhaps we can drop off some Abrams for the Donbas region next time. It’s part of Ukraine after all.

iknowstuff 9mo ago

You are probably referring to ukraine and you should know that this was entirely fake news. It was never disabled. It had never been enabled in Crimea in the first place, in accordance with US gov policy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russian-Ukrainian_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russian-Ukrain... In 2022, Elon Musk denied a Ukrainian request to extend Starlink's coverage up to Russian-occupied Crimea during a counterattack on a Crimean port, from which Russia had been launching attacks against Ukrainian civilians; doing so would have violated US sanctions on Russia.[18] This event was widely reported in 2023, erroneously characterizing it as Musk "turning off" Starlink coverage in Crimea. But you’re right of course that it might be in a sovereign country’s interest to build out their wired infrastructure instead of relying on external actors.

gbriel 9mo ago
The vast majority of the international community, including the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union, recognizes Crimea as a sovereign part of Ukraine. :)
- skinnymuch 9mo ago
  Nice to see what the colonizer imperialist state actors that love Zionism and unequal exchange side with.
- iknowstuff 9mo ago
  Sanctions were in place because russia controlled crimea regardless of international recognition, so what's your point
- renewiltord 9mo ago
  Oh damn, you’re right. The US should provide a portion of the Ukraine aid to the government in Crimea. Perhaps we can drop off some Abrams for the Donbas region next time. It’s part of Ukraine after all.