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?
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?
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|1 year ago
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|1 year ago
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.
inemesitaffia|1 year ago