The guy in charge of it has demonstrated that he'll cut people off from accessing it on a whim, though, so it's not really cheap and easy access for the entire globe. It's access for the selected people.
replyIt came on a whim and you didn't complain about that.
replyYou get what you pay for and the service got paid for ultimately.
If it was important enough, it would have been paid for.
They also have cut off people who paid, though. It's currently being paid for and had another cutoff for Ukraine in early February.
replyEarly February 2026 was at the directive of the Ukrainian government in response to hostile Russian use.
replyPlease just stop this thing you're doing. It's nakedly markedly dishonest
I understand that you want Russia to have access to it without interruption but until there is some sort of "International law" regarding those newer ways of providing Internet, politics will win.
replyDoesn't that hold for all internet providers? I'm not familiar with SpaceX cutting people of, but that doesn't sound out of line compared to industry.
replyOther Internet providers at least have true boards of directors, shareholders with decision power, etc. One person doesn’t have the power to snap their fingers and make decisions based on how much ketamine they’re on at the time.
replyI'm sorry that I don't agree with you that a out of touch board of directors or shareholders are better from the get go than Musk.
replyKilling Russian access was good, no?
replyAlmost all of us already have that, and the rest can as well.
replyThe problem is not 'space' - it's getting ourselves sufficiently organized.
The brief history of the internet suggests to me that this is not a clear win.
replyIt's already pretty cheap, global and universally available.
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