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The brittleness of white billionaires (lemmy.ml)
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https://fixupx.com/elonmusk/status/1897954924337467555

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[–] cnirrad@lemmy.world 87 points 1 month ago (11 children)

That's awful that they'd use race to deny him when there are so many other good reasons.

[–] Xuderis@lemmy.world 54 points 1 month ago (10 children)
[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/starlink-is-not-allowed-to-operate-in-south-africa-because-im-not-black-elon-musk/wrz3chh?op=1

The article literally says South Africa bans Starlink due to the race of the owner. As his race does not meet South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations:

Starlink, the satellite internet service operated by Musk's SpaceX, has been unable to enter the South African market due to the country's Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) regulations. These laws require that companies providing communication services be at least 30% owned by historically disadvantaged groups to receive an operating license.

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