• SupraMario@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    They didn’t cut off Internet to Ukraine. They had to stop the military from using it in an offensive way, which is ITAR, it wasn’t even musk who pulled the plug, it was a bunch of lawyers that had to make that call.

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      8 months ago

      Starlink is a defense contractor, ITAR was bullshit reasoning and not at all applicable. That’s like saying Raytheon missiles can’t be used to attack foreign targets, because ITAR, or even more accurately, Ukrainian munitions with American IC’s or copper can’t be used.

      But that guy’s comments about “the generals bought a minor stake the next day” is also just as full of shit.

      Actually, no, his comments about generals buying stakes was actually more bullshit, because at least that ITAR garbage had mainstream traction, so I at least understand why someone would believe it.