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2023-09-15 18:22:29 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: CBD08CA0CBB0E1E20149A1D809523193CC65E3C89938364C3B2E57C6D412456C
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Regardless of what other reasons Elon Musk had for not wanting to activate the service Starlink was barred from activating service in Russian held Crimea due to sanctions by the United States government. It would have violated US law. https://news.yahoo.com/musk-says-didnt-turn-starlink-154613530.html https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-joe-biden-us-government-responsible-for-starlink-debacle-2023-9#:~:text=Access%20to%20Starlink%20in%20the,without%20government%20approval%2C%20he%20said.
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