After US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tweeted that the US took steps “to encourage internet freedom and the free flow of information” to Iranians, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk indicated on Friday that he will activate the company’s satellite internet service, Starlink.
In the midst of protests across Iran following the murder of a 22-year-old woman in jail, the US Treasury Department on Friday published recommendations increasing internet services available to Iranians despite US sanctions on the country.”Our understanding of Starlink is that anything they give would be commercial grade, and it would be hardware that’s not covered in the general licence; so that would be something they would need to write into Treasury for,” a Treasury official briefing reporters said.
