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Subject: Bolivia Shuns Musk's Starlink
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:01:48 -0500
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Despite Poor Internet, Bolivia Shuns Musk's Starlink
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But Brazil has started looking for alternatives, fearing an
overreliance on Starlink. Last year, after Mr. Musk's X defied orders
by the country's Supreme Court to take down right-wing social media
posts peddling misinformation, Brazil struck a deal with SpaceSail, a
Chinese rival currently developing its own satellite internet system.
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The worry, according to the Bolivian authorities and experts, is that
Starlink could usher in unfair competition and undermine the country's
sovereignty by handing over too much control to a powerful foreign
company, which may try to use its influence to sway Bolivian
regulations in its favor.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/world/americas/elon-musk-starlink-bolivia.html