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Chozo@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Tell that to the Ukranian soldiers who had their Starlink access cut off during a critical moment in the war with Russia or to the people injured/killed by Tesla's half-baked autopilot that Elon refuses to admit is not safe for public use, both of which are decisions spearheaded by Elon, directly.

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Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
It was not cut off. Starlink was not enabled on the coast of Crimea in the first place. They asked Elon to enable it to which he said no.

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- Chozo@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  They had previously had access, and then were denied further access by geofencing critical regions. That's effectively the same as having services cut off.
  
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  - Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Starlink was never enabled in Crimea because that would be against the sanctions placed by the US. You’re spreading misinformation.
    
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    Chozo@kbin.social ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    https://www.politico.eu/article/elon-musk-ukraine-starlink-russia-crimea-war-drone-submarine-attack-sabotage/
    
    Isaacson writes that Musk reportedly panicked when he heard about the planned Ukrainian attack, which was using Starlink satellites to guide six drones packed with explosives towards the Crimea coast.
    
    After speaking to the Russian ambassador to the United States — who reportedly told him an attack on Crimea would trigger a nuclear response — Musk took matters into his own hands and ordered his engineers to turn off Starlink coverage “within 100 kilometers of the Crimean coast.”
    
    This caused the drones to lose connectivity and wash “ashore harmlessly,” effectively sabotaging the offensive mission.
    
    Ukraine’s reaction was immediate: Officials frantically called Musk and asked him to turn the service back on, telling him that the “drone subs were crucial to their fight for freedom.”
    
    They had access. Musk revoked it from the Crimea region after the fact.
    
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