US Edition‘Kill Switch’—Iran Shuts Down Starlink Internet For First Time
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Iran uses kill switch to jam Starlink as protests rage on. Did China or Russia help?
As anti-Khamenei protests in Iran enter the third week, the Ayatollah's clerical regime has reportedly activated a military-grade "kill switch", which cut off Elon Musk's Starlink and plunged 80 million Iranians into digital darkness. Experts say the sophisticated jamming technology could likely have been supplied by Russia or China.
Starlink helping US Govt to spy on countries?
Iran has taken unprecedented action by deploying military jammers to shut down Starlink satellite internet access across the country. This marks the first time a nation has systematically targeted Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, which has become a lifeline for protesters and anti-regime activists during government-imposed internet blackouts. Iran Wire reports that despite tens of thousands of Starlink units operating inside Iran, the bla…
Iran managed to shoot down Elon Musk's Starlink for the first time to disrupt the organizational capabilities of protesters, especially those it considers supported by Israel and the US.
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