Iranian regime tries to shut down Starlink

Re:Iranian regime tries to shut down Starlink by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 12, 2026 @08:55PM (#46596537)

> colonialist thinking that is, IMO, a problem in the western society

Iran has commanded empires for millennia. Longer than continental Europe.

Iranians getting their hands on Starlink terminals is as “colonial” as revolutionary France helping the American colonists usurp the British.

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Re:Iranian regime tries to shut down Starlink by woooooo on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @01:51AM (#46597967)

Obviously I and most westerners are on the side of the angels for this incident but we also hear lots of calls in the West to ban "Russian and Chinese bots", or "pro terrorist views" or whatever. Principled views shouldn't do a 180 based on the subjects involved.

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Re:Iranian regime tries to shut down Starlink by kennykartman on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @07:23PM (#46610631)

Again, just for the sake of the discussion: Iran banned starlink, people are getting terminals (BTW, I'm happy they managed to). Starlink is still providing the service in the area although they are aware it's illegal and people can be behaded for owning a starlink terminal. But hey, Iran and USA are enemies. The fact that Iran is the only country where Starlink is active even if it's NOT approved is food for thought. There are other countries, where there are regimes that control communications, where Starlink is not active.

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