2024-09-03 19:49:55
Crimea is Ukraine. [Link][Link][Link] Musk in Sept 2023 claimed Ukrainian use of Starlink was turned off near Crimea in Sept 2022 to “avoid escalation,” not because of US sanctions on Russia. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(20-2-113) Author
2024-09-03 19:56:28
Post doesn't claim Crimea isn't Ukraine. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(35-2-9) Author
2024-09-03 20:16:58
NNN, stop racing to community notes every time Elon Musk makes a post. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(41-1-9) Author
2024-09-03 20:30:39
NNN - The post does not claim Crimea isn't part of Ukraine. Instead, it highlights that Starlink is restricted in Crimea due to sanctions. Russia's occupation complicates its use, but this doesn't change Crimea's status under international law. [Link][Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(59-0-3) Author
2024-09-03 20:41:30
NNN: The post is factually correct. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(54-0-6) Author
2024-09-03 20:46:03
"he secretly told his engineers to turn off coverage within 100 kilometers of the Crimean coast" "he refused to turn the coverage for Crimea back on" from "Elon Musk" (2023) by Walter Isaacson Publisher: [Link] Excerpts: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(19-0-89) Author
2024-09-03 22:03:36
Wire did not report that SpaceX deactivated "turned off" Starlink, as Musk claims. Wire reported that Starlink denied Ukraine's request to have it turned on, which Musk openly admits. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(16-2-80) Author
2024-09-04 10:03:26 [Link] Crimea is not, and has never been considered part of Russia by the US government and thus operating or restarting the service (especially at the behest of the Ukrainian government ) would not have violated any “sanctions against Russia” or been a felony on those grounds. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(9-1-50) Author
2024-09-04 14:00:00
I have to take a training on export sactions every year. I can only say that what Musk states ist factually correct. I have to sign each time that I'll ensure that no service are provided to anything residing on Crimea and Sevastopol or to anything having operations there. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(13-1-2) Author
2024-09-04 18:28:57
Providing technology services to the Crimea region (regardless of beneficiary) is currently under sanction as per EO 13685: [Link] Musk had previously stated the request was not granted by him due to fears of escalation, not sanctions: [Link] The Wired article has since been updated. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(4-1-28) Author
2024-09-07 14:10:36
Please use comments and stop abusing Community notes. NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author