10 sats \ 0 replies \ @cointastical OP 18 May 2023 \ on: Iran security forces confiscating StarLink equipment bitcoin
Starlink's map shows that officially, there is no service in Iran. But Elon activated Starlink in Iran after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's actions in September "to advance internet freedom and the free flow of information":
Elon Musk says around 100 Starlinks now active in Iran https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musk-says-around-100-starlinks-now-active-iran-2022-12-26
Inside the Clandestine Efforts to Smuggle Starlink Internet Into Iran https://time.com/6249365/iran-elon-musk-starlink-protests
Interestingly , Starlink is activated only in Iran without approval ! Rest are Latin America or Westernised democracies except Nigeria .
https://twitter.com/hrnext/status/1657611968105308161 [Nitter]
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