Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet

Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by JohnFen on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @07:43PM (#21141997)

I believe that the only way the US could legally do that is by exerting control over up/downlink stations that are in US jurisdiction. I'm assuming that things like Starlink will have up and downlink stations in places outside of the US as well as inside.

Extralegally, though? All bets are off.

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Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by toomuchtodo on Thursday October 03, 2019 @01:11AM (#21143929)

SpaceX is a US corporation, therefore US jurisdiction.

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Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by input_sh on Thursday October 03, 2019 @02:27AM (#21144283)

You're making an assumption that Starlink will fight a nudge by the US government instead of quietly complying.

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Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by JohnFen on Thursday October 03, 2019 @04:06PM (#21151532)

I'm not, really. That's why I added my "all bets are off" comment.

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