Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-03-07 12:08:42 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2045AB6BD00D12015B8C69FBC9ADEA1CB8CEEAC48D54DA35271D1B8D0CADE198
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Original Note:
Starlink cannot operate in South Africa due to a regulatory requirement that telecom companies must have 30% ownership by "historically disadvantaged groups" (HDGs), part of the country’s Black Economic Empowerment policy. https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/broad-based-black-economic-empowerment/
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