Ukrainian President's Office on Starlink restriction for drones: Do not seek ways to harm
The Office of the President of Ukraine has urged SpaceX "not to seek ways to do harm" after the company's decision to limit the use of Starlink satellite Internet by the Armed Forces of Ukraine to control drones.
Source: Mykhailo Podoliak, Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, on Twitter
Quote: "A year of Ukraine’s resistance, and companies have to decide, either they are on the side of Ukraine and the right to freedom and don’t seek ways to do harm; or they are on Russia’s side and its ‘right’ to kill and seize territories."
Details: The President’s Office has advised SpaceX and company president Gwynne Shotwell, who announced the decision, to "choose a specific option".
Background:
- SpaceX has announced that it has taken steps to prevent Ukraine's military from using the company's Starlink satellite internet service for controlling drones in the region during the country's war with Russia.
- Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president and chief operating officer, said that SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service was "never meant to be weaponized".
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