On Thursday, July 16, 2020, 12:28:27 PM PDT, Punk-BatSoup-Stasi 2.0
   <punks@tfwno.gf> wrote:

   On Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:14:11 +0000 (UTC)
   jim bell <[1]jdb10987@yahoo.com> wrote:
   >> www.Tesmanian.com: FCC approves the operation of 'Starlink Router'
   for SpaceX's internet.
   >
   >[2]https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/starlink-router-fcc
   >> Hopefully, soon enough, nations won't be able to censor their
   populations' access to the internet.
   > wow - infinitely hilarious. Hey Jim are you posting that as an
   example of infinitely idiotic US nazi propaganda? Or do you happen to
   believe, like a good randroid, that musk is a poor oppressed capitalist
   fighting for 'freedom'?
   I posted it because I think it is an important development that
   Cypherpunks should be aware of.  We don't have to believe that Elon
   Musk is somehow idealogically-pure, to realize that what he is
   accomplishing will become important in the future.  Most people's
   Internet access is ultimately limited by whether the government of the
   region they live in tolerates it.  Fortunately, in the large number of
   regions the government-in-power doesn't seem to actively interfere with
   internet access.   Not quite a monopoly, call it an oligopoly.
   Elon Musk, by SpaceX, could accomplish a lot of good if he provides the
   means for anyone to get Internet access in regions where the government
   wants to restrict this.    He might even offer the SpaceX internet
   service for free in some extreme cases, such as Iran, Cuba, North
   Korea.    (the tiny ground-stations might have to be smuggled in.)
               Jim Bell

References

   1. mailto:jdb10987@yahoo.com
   2. https://www.tesmanian.com/blogs/tesmanian-blog/starlink-router-fcc