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Re:Internet disrupted in Pakistan amid arrest of former PM I... by kibwen on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @08:33PM (#35882162)
Indeed, a future where you'll never lose access to the internet as long as you agree to never make fun of Elon Musk on Twitter.

Jokes aside, corporations are no better than governments when it comes to censorship. They're corruptible, centralized points of failure.

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Re:Internet disrupted in Pakistan amid arrest of former PM I... by peyton on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @09:30PM (#35882550)
There’s usually an alternative. The state by definition has no competition in its territory. I think that makes companies a bit better.
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Re:Internet disrupted in Pakistan amid arrest of former PM I... by selimthegrim on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @09:36PM (#35882587)
> The state by definition has no competition in its territory.

Been to Pakistan lately?

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Re:Internet disrupted in Pakistan amid arrest of former PM I... by JimmyAustin on Tuesday May 09, 2023 @10:02PM (#35882752)
The likelyhood of a decentralized constellation of low orbit satellites ever existing is next to zero, and having additional internet connectivity options can never reduce availability. Sure corporations and governments are both corruptible, but if both are available, and neither can impose on the other (I don't think Pakistan has much of a say in how SpaceX runs StarLink, and SpaceX doesn't have a say in Pakistan runs Pakistan), the existence of another option is good.
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