Iran’s attempt to criminalize Starlink use is colliding head-on with an underground network that is bigger, richer, and more technologically agile than the regime anticipated. Unless SpaceX bows to the ITU—or Iran finds a reliable way to geolocate and seize every dish—satellite internet will continue to poke holes in the Islamic Republic’s digital iron curtain.…
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The past ten days have seen an unprecedented collision between a Silicon Valley billionaire and one of the world’s most restrictive regimes. When Iranian authorities plunged the country into an almost total internet blackout after Israeli air-strikes on June 13 – 14, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk switched Starlink coverage on over Iran less than 24…
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Introduction A recent viral report claimed that Elon Musk “bypassed” Iran’s total internet blackout by activating Starlink for 20,000 hidden satellite terminals inside the country. The dramatic story – emerging amid an escalating conflict involving Iran and Israel – suggests that Musk’s SpaceX satellites beamed uncensored internet to Iranians after the regime tried to cut…
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