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Russian troops use Starlink licensed and imported from Dubai

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Re: Russian troops use Starlink licensed and imported from Dubai

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weatherlight wrote: post #2

How is this legal? Can Starlink get in trouble from EU and the US?

I'm sure the precogs employed by Starlink can predict which terminals sold in other countries will be "illegally" moved to Russia and stop the transaction before it happens. So yes, it's all Starlink's fault.

I'm also sure they can distinguish between terminals used by ukrainians and russians on a front line that probably changes daily. Again, it's their fault.

Musk can be blamed for a lot of things, but for this, not really.

Re: Russian troops use Starlink licensed and imported from Dubai

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Post by weatherlight »

nottorp wrote: post #4
weatherlight wrote: post #2

How is this legal? Can Starlink get in trouble from EU and the US?

I'm sure the precogs employed by Starlink can predict which terminals sold in other countries will be "illegally" moved to Russia and stop the transaction before it happens. So yes, it's all Starlink's fault. I'm also sure they can distinguish between terminals used by ukrainians and russians on a front line that probably changes daily. Again, it's their fault. Musk can be blamed for a lot of things, but for this, no…

Why doesn't Musk's Company just turn off the Starlink panels , you know operating in Russia, just like he did over Crimea?

Re: Russian troops use Starlink licensed and imported from Dubai

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Post by weatherlight »

swarnie wrote: post #6
weatherlight wrote: post #2

How is this legal? Can Starlink get in trouble from EU and the US?

If i manufacture a truck and sell it abroad, and eventually it ends up with a weapons mount in the Syrian desert, am i to blame?

but he can remotely turn them off and has done so in the past..... so...

Re: Russian troops use Starlink licensed and imported from Dubai

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Post by potatototoo99 »

weatherlight wrote: post #7
nottorp wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm sure the precogs employed by Starlink can predict which terminals sold in other countries will be "illegally" moved to Russia and stop the transaction before it happens. So yes, it's all Starlink's fault. I'm also sure they can distinguish between terminals used by ukrainians and russians on a front line that probably changes daily. Again, it's their fault. Musk can be blamed for a lot of things, but for this, no…

Why doesn't Musk's Company just turn off the Starlink panels , you know operating in Russia, just like he did over Crimea?

Why would he? Is the US at war with Russia?
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