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Then it is up to the local government to confiscate their starlink hardware. There is no reason for starlink to respect every single legal jurisdiction's rules.

Then it is up to the local government to confiscate their starlink hardware. There is no reason for starlink to respect every single legal jurisdiction's rules. They only need to deal with wherever they connect to ISPs.

grecy 2y ago
You and I both know that is not how laws are enforced by any country anywhere in the world.
- struant 2y ago
  What is an African country going to do about enforcing anything to do with starlink other than confiscate hardware within their borders? Whine to the UN that someone is competing with their local telecom?
  - inemesitaffia 2y ago
    Iran vs Norway in re starlink at the ITU
  - grecy 2y ago
    Why do you belittle African countries like that? Do Africans deserve less enforcement of things their government has not approved than people in other parts of the world? Would you be OK if some country started making high-current electrical devices that were not approved and then just forcefully sold them in your country, even though regulations prohibited it?
    - struant 2y ago
      I am not belittling them. Just recognizing the fact they have no power to enforce anything on starlink. It's not about what they "deserve". It is about what is physically possible. I would love it if pirate internet via satellite that cannot be controlled by any government became a common thing in the US (and everywhere in the world). Unfortunately the US does have the enforcement capability to tell starlink what to do.
      - grecy 2y ago
        > Just recognizing the fact they have no power to enforce anything on starlink. What are you talking about? They can make the possession of satellite equipment a crime (already is in quite a few countries), They can fine Starlink for allowing service when it has not been approved, they can ban starlink in the future. They can take many approaches.
        struant 2y ago
        They can't fine starlink if they have no presence in their country. They already did those other things and people are still using starlink systems in their countries. There is no other recourse for them.

grecy 2y ago

You and I both know that is not how laws are enforced by any country anywhere in the world.

struant 2y ago
What is an African country going to do about enforcing anything to do with starlink other than confiscate hardware within their borders? Whine to the UN that someone is competing with their local telecom?
- inemesitaffia 2y ago
  Iran vs Norway in re starlink at the ITU
- grecy 2y ago
  Why do you belittle African countries like that? Do Africans deserve less enforcement of things their government has not approved than people in other parts of the world? Would you be OK if some country started making high-current electrical devices that were not approved and then just forcefully sold them in your country, even though regulations prohibited it?
  - struant 2y ago
    I am not belittling them. Just recognizing the fact they have no power to enforce anything on starlink. It's not about what they "deserve". It is about what is physically possible. I would love it if pirate internet via satellite that cannot be controlled by any government became a common thing in the US (and everywhere in the world). Unfortunately the US does have the enforcement capability to tell starlink what to do.
    - grecy 2y ago
      > Just recognizing the fact they have no power to enforce anything on starlink. What are you talking about? They can make the possession of satellite equipment a crime (already is in quite a few countries), They can fine Starlink for allowing service when it has not been approved, they can ban starlink in the future. They can take many approaches.
      - struant 2y ago
        They can't fine starlink if they have no presence in their country. They already did those other things and people are still using starlink systems in their countries. There is no other recourse for them.