Posted 4/9/2024, 1:00:00 PM
Starlink Terminals Diverted to Conflict Zones Despite Company Restrictions
- Starlink terminals being sold on black market and used in occupied Ukraine and as far as Sudan to coordinate attacks and communications
- Russia using complex network of sellers and volunteers to bring Starlink technology to battlefield despite restrictions
- Reports highlight difficulties for tech companies in navigating complex geopolitics amidst military use
- In Sudan, terminals activated in Dubai then smuggled in via Chad or South Sudan; hundreds with paramilitary group
- SpaceX has ability to geofence devices and restrict use but sellers say Crimea and occupied Ukraine not under such control