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Iran’s crackdown on dissidents is shaping up as one of the toughest security tests yet for Elon Musk’s Starlink, which has served as a lifeline against state-imposed internet blackouts since its deployment during the war in Ukraine. SpaceX, which owns Starlink, made the satellite service free for Iranians earlier this week, placing Musk’s space company at the centre of another geopolitical hot spot and pitting a team of US-based engineers against a regional power armed with satellite jammers and signal-spoofing tactics, according to activists, analysts and researchers. How SpaceX withstands Iranian attacks on its most lucrative line of business is…
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