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‘A cocktail of ignorance and a big ego’: A Ukrainian war official has slammed Elon Musk after he disrupted a stealth operation by cutting off Starlink (fortune.com)

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[–] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Musk can't be licensed to run a telecommunications company and just do that. It must be stipulated by contract.

[–] jayrhacker@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Who regulates spectrum in disputed territory? As an operator you have to pick who you're willing to piss off more, Russia has nukes and the capability to physically disrupt the Starlink network.

[–] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

The International Telecommunications Union which is part of the UN. More importantly, US law is applicable, and it says you can't do such a thing unless you stipulate in ontract that you can.