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Elon Musk's Starlink is now active in Iran amid widespread internet outages, academic says after speaking to Musk

Summary by Ground News
Elon Musk's SpaceX has activated its Starlink satellite internet service in Iran, a think tank says. Karim Sadjadpour, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, tweeted the news. He said the Iranian government want to shut down the internet "to repress people in the dark" People in Iran have reported internet outages.

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Elon Musk's Starlink is now active in Iran amid widespread internet outages, academic says after speaking to Musk

Disruption to Iran's internet began after protests started over a young woman dying in police custody. Elon Musk said SpaceX was activating Starlink.

2 years ago·United States
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Political WirePolitical Wire

Elon Musk Offers Iranians Uncensored Internet Access

"Elon Musk’s Starlink has activated its satellite broadband service in Iran after the US allowed private companies to offer uncensored internet access to the country amid protests that have caused more than 40 deaths," the Financial Times reports.

2 years ago·New York, United States
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Elon Musk Announces He’s Activating Starlink Internet In Iran Amid Protests

Elon Musk announced he is activating Starlink satellite internet service in Iran after the nation cut off communications during recent protests.Musk made the news public on Friday following a policy change by the Treasury Department earlier the same day, allowing companies to provide online services to Iran after the government’s crackdown.“We took action today to advance Internet freedom and the free flow of information for the Iranian people, …

2 years ago·Nashville, United States
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Iran blocks Starlink website, Elon Musk's service to provide internet

The government is trying to control the protests that began after the death of the young Mahsa Amini.

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Elon Musk to Activate Starlink to Provide Access to Iranians Amid Protests

Elon Musk is set to activate Starlink, SpaceX's satellite Internet service, after he US Treasury Department guidance expanding Internet services available to Iranians despite US sanctions on the country. Iranians have been protesting over the death of Mahsa Amini last week while in police custody of the country's morality police. SpaceX has already provided Starlink Internet access to Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion of the country that…

2 years ago
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Elon Musk to Activate Starlink to Provide Access to Iranians Amid Protests - Youthistaan

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Friday that he would activate the firm’s satellite Internet service, Starlink, in response to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s tweet that the United States took action “to advance Internet freedom and the free flow of information” to Iranians. The US Treasury Department on Friday issued guidance expanding Internet …

2 years ago
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