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Musk cut internet to Ukraine’s military as it was attacking Russian fleet (www.washingtonpost.com)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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If you're hitting a paywall, here's a CNN link to the same story: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink/index.html

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (6 children)

sort of odd they're getting their internet though a civilian source though - there's got to be better, more secure options.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I don't think Ukraine has the resources to create, deploy, and operate its own satellite Internet network.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Surely the US has a satellite network they clould be making use off? Maybe there's political reasons why they cant be given access.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

The US does have its own satellite network, but it's unlikely they'd let anyone else use it, even allies, because of the risk of leaking information, or even because it would let other people derive more information about its capabilities and limits.

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