Starlink tells Brazil regulator it will not comply with X suspension

They key is to weld that power but not get caught doing it, then along came Elon...

Amazon may have more power than some tiny countries, but not the US govt as your comment would imply

It is when the law says that for a company to operate in Brazil it has to have an appointed legal representative, and you close down your offices and refuse to re-appoint one when the judge demands you to.
Musk entered a "No pants no service" restaurant, took his pants off, was told to put them back on and refused, and is now surprised he gets no service.

I think that's a bit reductive.

It's fair enough to expect a large company to have a rep to attend court if they want to do business in your country.

If they refuse then it becomes a "rule of law" situation - even if it's a dumb law, you can't have a multinational disregard the court's instructions.

It was banned because they refused to comply with anti-hate speech policies. According to musk, moderating his platform would be "political persecution" against those poor nazis.

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Looks like being in an international area doesn't actually make you immune to consequences. If Brazil doesn't want something broadcasting then the only way to keep them from shutting it down is to broadcast from inside a national area. If push comes to shove they can ban Starlink too, confiscate any receivers they can find, and even shoot down the satellites.

The ground antennas that enable the service totally broadcast from inside Brazil.

Yeah, and they can do in space whatever they want (probably). But if they want to operate on earth providing a service within a country, they have to abide by the law of this country or stay out of it.

It's like American Internet companies have to follow EU law if they want to operate in the EU, even if the company itself or their servers are in the US. GDPR privacy laws is a good example.

Innocent until proven otherwise?

I think you get something mixed up here. Innocence is not the same as being above the law. Innocence means you didn't do anything outside the law.

And it's a fact, that Starlink and X defied orders of the Supreme Court. I wonder what you think must be proven here?

I think the thing to target is the clear collusion going on between companies in ostensibly unrelated industries to pressure a government into reversing a penalty on one of them.

Specifically because they are controlled by the same asshat. This is the same exact type of shit he does with stock manipulation and why he was eventually forced to buy Twitter. All his wealth has been generated by cheating and exploitation. I hope Brazil drops the hammer.

Starlink is a ridiculous centralized solution to what should be solved by upgrading fiber networks.

It's a bandaid with limited usefulness after maybe a decade. Basically an exercise in generating space junk.

clear collusion

It's less so "collusion" than it is "a billionaire brat using their obscene wealth and plethora of businesses to strong arm their way out of any accountability". We can't consider starlink a "good thing" because it will always be part of that, and any group or government relying on it to any degree should take note.

Nah, Starlink itself is bad, the intention is good.

Can it be a good thing while it's controlled by someone so clearly looking to exploit it's influence for personal gain?

Brazil is well within its rights to sanction Starlink and prosecute people for evading said sanctions, and have people pay fines and go to prison for buying Starlink with Bitcoin.

Just like the US does with Iran and Cuba.

Haha, that sort of dependency can be just as dangerous for a company as it is for the state. You start fucking around like that and antitrust and defense production act start knocking.

No 737 has ever leaked helium. So why did the Star liner leak helium? Why couldn't it just pop an emergency exit hatch mid flight like standard procedure? Why? Why? So many questions!

Is there precedent for the US government just flat out nationalizing a company like SpaceX?