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[-] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 203 points 2 months ago

Sounds like they're likely also to find themselves in legal trouble

At least one can hope

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[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 186 points 2 months ago

On one hand, fuck Musk. On the other hand, internet from space that can't be blocked by governments is a net positive in my book.

[-] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 264 points 2 months ago

Don't forget that Musk is also the one who intentionally blocked paid service from Ukraine during a critical moment in the early days of Russia's current genocide, because Musk sucks up to Putin. Dude needs to answer for his actions.

[-] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 64 points 2 months ago
[-] irreticent@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Fuck Musk

Sounds like a French parfum.

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[-] finley@lemm.ee 116 points 2 months ago

that depends on who controls the space internet

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 16 points 2 months ago

Secret cabal of space lizard people.

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[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 100 points 2 months ago

How about internet that can be blocked at the whims of a billionaire? At least government is supposed to answer to the people.

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[-] ElCanut@jlai.lu 91 points 2 months ago

Not blockable by any government would be a positive in my book if it didn't imply bloclable by a single billionaire with huge mood swing. Don't forget how musk switched off starlink in Crimea at Putin's request when the Russian realized starlink guided missile were heading towards their ships (Source

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[-] servobobo@feddit.nl 62 points 2 months ago

How is a billionaire manchild in charge any better, at least a government is accountable to the people.

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[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 57 points 2 months ago

Controlled by governments or controlled by corpos and the super rich? I say there's hardly an improvement.

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 56 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Oh? What about internet controlled by a billionaire who makes sure his toxic website featuring his version of “free speech” is always available to protect his profits and spread his bullshit while undermining the policies of a sovereign state?

So much better than the evil government.

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[-] Infynis@midwest.social 31 points 2 months ago

Can't calculate the net yet, since we don't know the gross. He has the capability to cause massive damage with the power he wields. It's already clear that he's incapable of providing an unbiased platform. It needs to belong to the people or it can never be trusted

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[-] h4lf8yte@lemmy.ml 74 points 2 months ago

What i love about musk is that he is the best bad example. Maybe someday he'll start a war with some country and then people will start to understand that no single person or group should hold this much power. Because there are also a handful of other people and groups with the same resources who choose to hide in the background.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 16 points 2 months ago

The Corporate Wars. 🥲

[-] xep@fedia.io 70 points 2 months ago

Logically, now they have to ban Starlink too.

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 81 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Seems like it's on the table

https://www.reuters.com/technology/brazils-supreme-court-chamber-forms-majority-uphold-x-suspension-2024-09-02/

Tensions between Brazil and Elon Musk's business empire ratcheted up further as the country's telecoms regulator threatened to sanction his satellite broadband company Starlink hours after its top court stood behind a controversial decision to ban social network X from the country.

A senior official at telecommunications regulator Anatel said sanctions against Starlink for noncompliance could include the revocation of its license to operate in Brazil.

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[-] mercano@lemmy.world 70 points 2 months ago

Usually Gwen Shotwell, SpaceX COO, is good at keeping Elon in check and not screwing up SpaceX business. I wonder what happened this time.

[-] assembly@lemmy.world 58 points 2 months ago

This is the intersection of Xitter and SpaceX and it looks like Xitter takes priority.

[-] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 months ago

If you can only access Xitter through SpaceX, can we call the combination "SpaceXitter"?

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[-] FrowingFostek@lemmy.world 58 points 2 months ago

Remember that time Musk expressed that he was in favor of free speech? Then he censored content on his platform for the Turkish government?

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[-] Stern@lemmy.world 57 points 2 months ago

Brazil has an extradition agreement with the United States. Would love to see that shit get put to use.

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[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 2 months ago

just pull their business licence and any government grants then and let the world follow suit.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 51 points 2 months ago

how are people supposed to pay starlink if their accounts are frozen? is starlink offering free internet?

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 2 months ago
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[-] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 months ago

Supposedly Starlink is maintaining service for existing accounts, even if they can't bill them ATM.

Somehow I don't think that'll last all that long.

[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 47 points 2 months ago

They should kick his shit out of the country

[-] Summzashi@lemmy.one 14 points 2 months ago

Can't really do that when his shit is quite literally in space floating above your country in orbit.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

They can easily make it illegal for them to operate there.

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[-] Kalcifer@sh.itjust.works 42 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

As of 2024-09-03T22:10:25.545Z, Starlink is now complying with Brazil's X ban [1].

References

  1. "Starlink says it will block X in Brazil". Emma Roth. The Verge. Published: 2024-09-03T22:10:25.545Z. Accessed: 2024-09-04T04:17Z. https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/3/24235204/starlink-block-x-brazil-comply-elon-musk.

    “We immediately initiated legal proceedings in the Brazilian Supreme Court explaining the gross illegality of this order and asking the Court to unfreeze our assets,” Starlink says in a post on X. “Regardless of the illegal treatment of Starlink in freezing of our assets, we are complying with the order to block access to X in Brazil.”

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 36 points 2 months ago

If Starlink follows through on its reported vow to ignore the X ban, it is likely to face similar sanctions itself for ignoring a supreme court order.

That could have a big impact in the Brazilian Amazon, where Starlink antennae have spread rapidly since being made available in September 2022, bringing high-speed internet connection to far-flung regions. By the end of 2023 Starlink antennae were being used in more than 90% of the Amazon’s municipalities, according to BBC Brasil.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/sep/02/brazils-supreme-court-upholds-x-ban-over-conduct

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