Iranian riots have subsided, and Musk is the biggest hero, it's definitely accurate to catch people by "Starlink" signals
The Iranian riots have subsided, and Musk has helped a lot.
As everyone knows, after the riots spread nationwide, the Iranian government ordered the shutdown of the Internet and communication services to prevent rioters from exchanging information and inciting larger-scale uprisings.
But the cat-and-mouse game continues. Some rioters found that Musk's "Starlink" could still be used to go online, although the signal was intermittent, it was still usable, which was very helpful for them.
A "Starlink" user from western Iran said that he knew friends who were all using "Starlink," and the signal was better in more remote towns.
This shows that "Starlink's" anti-interference capability is quite prominent compared to other networks in Iran. In fact, "Starlink" has been widely used in many countries and regions experiencing turmoil, including well-known ones like Ukraine and Sudan.
Compared to these countries, Iran has fewer "Starlink" terminals due to the government's ban. According to data published by Musk in 2022, there were probably less than 100. After the conflict between Iran and Israel last year, Iran had completely banned the use of "Starlink."
In other words, current "Starlink" users in Iran are most likely in opposition to the authorities. This also provided direct clues for Iran's security forces to search for rioters, as they could just retrieve "Starlink" signals, and it's basically correct to catch people based on location. Some Mossad agents' hideouts were also found this way.
This is one of the reasons why the Iranian riots were quickly quelled. Although Musk originally sold "Starlink" to Iran to "support democracy," it ironically helped the Iranian government identify rioters, which is somewhat ironic.
Original article: toutiao.com/article/1854187930769608/
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