This seems like a win, yes? Someone smarter needs to shatter my confidence.Â
luismt2 on
Starlink’s value isn’t just speed, it’s mobility and low detectability. Losing that hurts more than people realize.
Royal-Hunter3892 on
One web ( UK ) , Kuiper ( US ) .
chef_panthera on
They dont need to find something, the Belarussian Puppet invented something better already…/i
AncientAndEvil on
How many lives could have been saved if Musk had done this earlier? Instead he chose to cosplay as fascist cheerleader and take part in space based dick swinging contests with other self serving billionaires.
Cheapshot99 on
Why were they allowed in the first place?
Potential_Ask_8604 on
Have they tried 2 tin cans and a piece of string ?
Timlugia on
There is none, other constellations are owned by western countries as well.
mechalenchon on
How about going home?
That’s a pretty good alternative, there’s landlines there I bet.
canspop on
They’ve got horses, donkeys and pigeons. What more do they need?
Intro-Nimbus on
Why the F did they have access in the first place?
QuantumConversation on
so musk has been enabling the murderous russian military all along. never forget that the only allegiance billionaires have is to money.
Hapten on
All that is left is for the EU to stop buying LNG and Russia will pretty much be crippled.
no_sight on
Maybe it’s a bad idea that one billionaire can decide if and when both sides of a conflict get to use the internet.
They’ve done this with Ukraine too
Vast-Spring3425 on
Its over for the Russians.
SpeshellED on
Why did this take so long?
I think this war would be over if everyone was on the same page.
kaffeofikaelika on
I am shocked that they have been using Starlink to kill Ukrainians and we haven’t turned it off until now.
TCMODS on
Is that why I haven’t seen the Russian bots posting as much recently?
phoenix25 on
This should have been done years ago.
Every first world nation has just been burning money and Ukraine has been burning its own people all because of Elon Musk.
All that money the US has spent on Ukraine? Thank Elon Musk.
jkewow on
I thought Belarus already had one? Why don’t they use that? 🤣
CrankrMan on
Why so many similar posts with so many comments also being similar. Boring …
portulacablossom on
Finally, Elon did something truly good.
nussbrot on
Should look back home
sarracenia67 on
Why was Musk giving them internet to begin with?
fossilnews on
Hey Elon, what took you so long?
Curious-Situation589 on
Im surprised they had access to begin with..that seems kind of suspect to let them.
brainegg8 on
Why wasn’t this done years ago?
letownia on
how the heck is this news now ? I would have assumed that this was the case since the beginning of the invasion ?
smell-my-elbow on
I am sure that money or help with maga elections is all musk is looking for to turn it back on.
Tango91 on
Don’t worry, they have pigeons with ~~implanted brain chips~~ *solar powered plastic hats* now, service will resume shortly
SnapesGrayUnderpants on
The real headline should be: Elon Musk, US citizen, allowed Russia to use his Starlink system to wage war on Ukraine for years without US government oversight or approval until last week when he suddenly decided to block Russian access. This shows that if you are a US billionaire, you, too, can determine foreign policy on behalf of the US without oversight or approval of the US”.
Quirky_Atmosphere_96 on
Alternative ? Like another company that has been shooting rockets into space with internet satellites on them?
DomDomW on
maybe send messages with those donkeys you already have on the battlefield
tanrock2003 on
Based on the donkeys and horses your soldiers still ride into battle, it seems two tin cans and a piece of string represent the full extent of your technological and industrial capability.
Lazydeadpoet on
So Elon could have done this the entire time and is just now doing it?
AgainstGreaterOdds on
Imagine if they cut it off 3 years ago. Elon has a lot to answer for.
laser50 on
Should have let them use it, but then make sure it will always find it’s destination somewhere over Russia..
Would be great!
New_Zebra_3844 on
You’d think the Russians were smart enough to not rely on US technology.
Moonhunter7 on
Why wasn’t access denied like 2 years ago?
Svennis79 on
Now watch china realise it needs this capability for future drone conflict, and start to launch its own constellations.
Along with some suspiciously larger (or smaller) ones
Nestvester on
Gotta pay a subscription fee to Elon Musk if you want to wage a modern war. Who says billionaires have too much power?
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This seems like a win, yes? Someone smarter needs to shatter my confidence.Â
Starlink’s value isn’t just speed, it’s mobility and low detectability. Losing that hurts more than people realize.
One web ( UK ) , Kuiper ( US ) .
They dont need to find something, the Belarussian Puppet invented something better already…/i
How many lives could have been saved if Musk had done this earlier? Instead he chose to cosplay as fascist cheerleader and take part in space based dick swinging contests with other self serving billionaires.
Why were they allowed in the first place?
Have they tried 2 tin cans and a piece of string ?
There is none, other constellations are owned by western countries as well.
How about going home?
That’s a pretty good alternative, there’s landlines there I bet.
They’ve got horses, donkeys and pigeons. What more do they need?
Why the F did they have access in the first place?
so musk has been enabling the murderous russian military all along. never forget that the only allegiance billionaires have is to money.
All that is left is for the EU to stop buying LNG and Russia will pretty much be crippled.
Maybe it’s a bad idea that one billionaire can decide if and when both sides of a conflict get to use the internet.
They’ve done this with Ukraine too
Its over for the Russians.
Why did this take so long?
I think this war would be over if everyone was on the same page.
I am shocked that they have been using Starlink to kill Ukrainians and we haven’t turned it off until now.
Is that why I haven’t seen the Russian bots posting as much recently?
This should have been done years ago.
Every first world nation has just been burning money and Ukraine has been burning its own people all because of Elon Musk.
All that money the US has spent on Ukraine? Thank Elon Musk.
I thought Belarus already had one? Why don’t they use that? 🤣
Why so many similar posts with so many comments also being similar. Boring …
Finally, Elon did something truly good.
Should look back home
Why was Musk giving them internet to begin with?
Hey Elon, what took you so long?
Im surprised they had access to begin with..that seems kind of suspect to let them.
Why wasn’t this done years ago?
how the heck is this news now ? I would have assumed that this was the case since the beginning of the invasion ?
I am sure that money or help with maga elections is all musk is looking for to turn it back on.
Don’t worry, they have pigeons with ~~implanted brain chips~~ *solar powered plastic hats* now, service will resume shortly
The real headline should be: Elon Musk, US citizen, allowed Russia to use his Starlink system to wage war on Ukraine for years without US government oversight or approval until last week when he suddenly decided to block Russian access. This shows that if you are a US billionaire, you, too, can determine foreign policy on behalf of the US without oversight or approval of the US”.
Alternative ? Like another company that has been shooting rockets into space with internet satellites on them?
maybe send messages with those donkeys you already have on the battlefield
Based on the donkeys and horses your soldiers still ride into battle, it seems two tin cans and a piece of string represent the full extent of your technological and industrial capability.
So Elon could have done this the entire time and is just now doing it?
Imagine if they cut it off 3 years ago. Elon has a lot to answer for.
Should have let them use it, but then make sure it will always find it’s destination somewhere over Russia..
Would be great!
You’d think the Russians were smart enough to not rely on US technology.
Why wasn’t access denied like 2 years ago?
Now watch china realise it needs this capability for future drone conflict, and start to launch its own constellations.
Along with some suspiciously larger (or smaller) ones
Gotta pay a subscription fee to Elon Musk if you want to wage a modern war. Who says billionaires have too much power?
Why did it take this long to block their Access?