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On October 14, 2026, SpaceX imposed an unannounced speed limit on military-grade Starshield terminals used by Ukrainian forces, automatically cutting internet connectivity for terminals moving faster than 100 mph (160 km/h) and disrupting several high-speed military drone operations.

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[–] Eximius@lemmy.world 62 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (4 children)

I got annoyed by all the still existent butwhataboutistanists and haveyetnotseenanyrealtruthbutbelieveinbbcofallsources bros on lemmy, so I analyzed twitter posts of the big talking head himself:

Note the log scale. Now let's ponder the ramifications of the coincidence of big talking head losing fame in the exact same day as missiles strike random data center.

Edit: more info: https://lemmy.world/post/53119699

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 hours ago

good to see some actual data instead of hearsay and anecdotes

[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 14 points 7 hours ago

Bro

Thats fucking wild

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Interesting.

It sounds like Russian trolls in general are still getting online, like you'd expect, being spooks with government resources. But maybe Yandex was (tangentially?) involved in whatever astroturfing Musk was using.

[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Think we have to realistically recognize that not all the people advancing the agenda are bots or even Russian. Even without prodding, pretty much any perspective is held sincerely by someone or someones.

Besides, presumably the campaign would have the effect of converting at least some true believers.

Also, it's a bit of a fantasy to assume that a few datacenters would suffice for fully dismantling these sorts of compaigns.

[–] Burn_The_Right@lemmy.today 2 points 2 hours ago

Bots are just amplifying the disgusting, violent thoughts of conservatives.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Interesting. Most interesting...