Starlink Goes Free in Iran as Internet Blackout Persists
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SpaceX is waiving the Starlink subscription fee in Iran, letting receivers there access satellite internet for free as a nationwide internet blackout persists for several days and Starlink gear has been smuggled into the country despite a ban; Iranian authorities are reportedly attempting to jam the signal and crackdown on users.
- Musk Offers Free Starlink in Iran as Internet Blackout Persists Bloomberg.com
- Access to Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service is now free in Iran as regime continues brutal crackdown on protests CNN
- An ecosystem of smuggled tech holds Iran’s last link to the outside world The Guardian
- Iran Is Hunting Down Starlink Users to Stop Protest Videos From Going Global The Wall Street Journal
- In first calls to outside world, Iranians describe heavy security and damage The Times of Israel
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