>"Bulgarian Interior Minister Ivan Demerdzhiev told parliament that additional security measures had been introduced at similar facilities, even though responsibility for their protection rested with their owners."
It seems absurd that the government is blaming SpaceX for not securing its property against trespass and vandalism/arson, especially when it seems likely that the violations are by foreign-state-sponsored actors. If this sort of issue is not the responsibility of local police and federal agencies, I am not sure what is. I understand that railways in some countries have their own police, but it is my understanding that SpaceX has not been granted such powers in any country.
I didn't realize that in addition to the 11,127 satellites in our orbit it also takes over 1,500 ground antenna in the US alone to run this network? It seems likely that there is much more ground infrastructure than space infrastructure to make Starlink work
I find it somewhat interesting Russia is likely sabotaging these stations while Musk is limiting StarLink capabilities to Ukraine in fighting Russia. Very Spy vs Spy. Pick a lane!
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You're talking about Starshield, which is operated by the US Government via services contracted, not personally regulated by Musk himself.
Starlink, the commercial product, was always off limits for military operations (the type that require connectivity at 100+ MPH).
So, no, this is not one person dictating the usage.
Starlink’s Acceptable Use Policy explicitly prohibits:
- Remotely controlling or piloting any aerial drone or unmanned vehicle (unless otherwise contractually permitted by SpaceX).
- Engaging in any military activity other than approved morale/welfare/recreation programs for service members.
Can you say with assurance, hopefully with evidence, which entity has degraded service as described?
> Starlink’s Acceptable Use Policy explicitly prohibits
Starlink's AUP is whatever Musk decides it is when he decides. He is petty, and there are robust examples of his pettiness as it relates to X and Starlink (I'm unaware if he's weaponized Tesla vehicle access in this regard, but welcome citations, if they exist).
"For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law."
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/29/musk-more-petty...
(if you do not rely on Musk controlled systems, he cannot weaponize them against you; choose your risk exposure accordingly)
Yes- if they were using it for drone attacks and the service stopped/slowed, that was not Starlink, because it never would have happened in the first place.
It's only one set of satellites. Stop pretending that its different.
You're telling me appeasement doesn't work?
>Musk is limiting StarLink capabilities to Ukraine
Incorrect. The US government limited Starshield, the military version of Starlink which it controls. SpaceX has no say.
It might just be feel-good propaganda to reduce the PR fallout for starlink/musk.
"See guys please don't cancel your Starlink orders russia also thinks we are the enemy!"
Scarily enough, money isn't his main motivation. He willingly destroyed tesla sales for politics.
It's not only about musk but about continued US influence over European defense. If every European defense company moves away from the Starlink platform the US loses a lot of leverage. If they create "plausible deniabiliy" feel-good propaganda like this one, then they can convince some decision makes to keep building defense projects upon the Starlink platform.
Haha you really just can't win as a builder. Half the people despise him for doing anything for money, and the other half hate him because he cares for politics over money.
Nah, his daughter coming out as trans drove him over the edge as an egotistical narcissist. He didn't build, the engineers who work(ed) for him did. They deserve the credit.
I don't think he really cares about politics.
He was proper left wing before, switched over to right wing.
There were plenty of stories and timelines were he as really lucky regarding his money and his investments.
Im pretty sure he did all of this to lobby for himself.
Why would he try to change or fix USA Politics for the better of humanity if he stated that earth is over and we need mars.
DOGE? His way of fighting burocracy and environmental rules. Giving money to Trump? Subsidies, advertising, reduction of environmental rules etc.
> while Musk is limiting StarLink capabilities to Ukraine in fighting Russia
Can you share a link? AFAIK Musk blocked Starlink for Russians, not Ukrainians.
Lots of quotes from Ukrainians about what they are accusing SpaceX of, and even misleading titles "NO WARNING BEFORE STARLINK CUTS", but the actual meat of it is pretty hidden.
Starlink never allowed use for offensive drone attacks, Starshield is what they were using, and it is a product fully controlled by the USG.
Ukrainian officers warn Starlink slowdown comparable to a nuclear strike - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50092024 - October 2026
Ukraine says SpaceX limits Starlink operations, disrupting military - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50091707 - October 2026
Starlink restricts access to Ukrainian drones moving faster than 100mph - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50089423 - October 2026
Ukrainian military's access to Starlink satellite internet suddenly restricted - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50089026 - October 2026
Ukraine says new Starlink restrictions disrupt their military - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50088501 - October 2026
SpaceX activated 100mph speed-limit restriction on Starlink terminals in Ukraine - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50087127 - October 2026
The operation of Starlink terminals in Ukraine was restricted above 160 kph - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50084977 - October 2026
Starlink restricted in Ukraine with no notice - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50084803 - October 2026
Starlink limit hits Ukraine's drones. The battlefield depends on SpaceX - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50084622 - October 2026
Ukraine's Starlink Access Restricted Without Warning - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50084049 - October 2026
Can we narrow down asking for a link to be some sort of legitimate news? These are links to forum posts linking to bluesky posts of "political commentators" that are factually incorrect.
Starlink != Starshield. Musk does not own Starshield. SpaceX does not own it. It's like blaming a flight route cancellation on Boeing.
Some are disabled by Musk, some are disabled by sabotage. No contraddiction.
Musk and Maga are completely dependent on bots for manufactured consensus.
Pentagon gives SpaceX contracts, musk donates dark money far in excess of small donations to republicans.
This is a dark empire built on laundering, corruption and manipulation.
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There's only 3 other comments ATM besides yours. You are the bot here.
I thought they "went away" after the Yandex data centers were hit.
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Sorry, I don't engage with trolls whos start comments with bad faith unsubstantiated accusations. To the Yandex datacenters with you.
For the rest who care, just Google "Germany naturalizations per year" and see the trend. You can't possibly tell me they vetted everyone who qualified for the ultra low bar to get a german passport, to check that they're also not a Putin sympathizer or a traitor/terrorist.
Im a german, i told you already in my comment the argument i made.
Stop gasligthting and bring up a proper argument with a source.
The german state, similiar to canada, has a very basic clear rule how to get a passport. Hasn't changed in ages.
And for plenty of germans history this was on purpose. Turkey worker were invited 50? years ago.
>Im a german
You mean youre a "German passport holder" to be accurate.
Right after Starlink partially cut the pipe to Ukraine... Right at the time an Ukranian is facing a court of justice for the Nord Stream pipeline...
So you think that Ukraine is able to pull out such operation on foreign soil in matter of hours?
Choices have consequences. Lives were lost from elmo's little tantrum.
most of what police do is after the fact. you're responsible for securing your own property, security guards are a thing everywhere.
>most of what police do is after the fact.
This. Police are just the clean-up crew who come and fill in the paperwork that something bad did happen to you. They're not gonna do much more.
security guards vs FSB.
uh huh
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Starlink sites are mostly at dwdm regen hut sites, which as a general industry baseline have a remarkably low level of security.
Local here. The new prime minister is a spineless russian rag and everyone around him is from the former communist party. You won't find in them anything approaching self-respect or actual will desire to defend against any russian provocation.
>If this sort of issue is not the responsibility of local police and federal agencies, I am not sure what is.
It's the Balkans mate. You pay next to no taxes, you also get next to no services back from the government. Police, education, healthcare, etc. that exist, is just a skeleton crew in minimum load bearing role, not to actually solve your problem when you need it.
As a Balkanian I vouch for this. Even what little you pay as taxes gets embezzled and you are always on your own.