"Amid growing protests and escalating violence in Iran, the country's government has blocked access to domestic communications systems and imposed a nearly week-long internet blackout. But Starlink, the satellite internet service run by SpaceX, only uses personal terminals that connect to its constellation, and doesn't rely on any regime-controlled infrastructure. As a result, technology has now become a lifeline, and one of the only ways people in Iran can bring their disturbing reality on the ground to the rest of the world."
""The biggest part of the communication [in the country] is being handled by Starlink," Amir Rashidi, the director of internet security and digital rights at the Miaan Group, an organization that's been tracking the communications blackout in Iran, tells Fast Company. "Without the Starlink, you won't see any of these videos, or you won't receive any news." Indeed, it is still incredibly difficult to ascertain firsthand information from inside Iran."
Growing protests and escalating violence in Iran prompted the government to block domestic communications systems and impose a nearly week-long internet blackout. Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet service, operates via personal terminals that connect directly to its constellation and bypasses regime-controlled infrastructure. Starlink has become a primary lifeline for transmitting videos and news from inside Iran. SpaceX waived the initial Starlink subscription fee for users in Iran, and organizers circulated guidance on secure use amid the crackdown. U.S. officials indicated support for measures to preserve the free flow of information. Verifying casualties and the full extent of the violence remains difficult.
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