Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-05-21 22:08:44 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AFCB2D2CD629CE84C0A08AE3922DFDBAAB6167CAD25C4EBCB1A44312FBE54A8E
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Starlink wasn’t rejected because Elon is white, it was rejected because he failed to comply with the BEE rules that foreign-owned telecommunications licensees must sell 30% of the equity in their local subsidiaries to historically disadvantaged groups. https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/news/sci-tech/2025-03-10-sa-rejects-musk-claim-starlink-cant-operate-in-country-because-hes-not-black/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Economic_Empowerment
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