SpaceX has been launching payloads for NRO for years. Starlink and NRO are not the same. Starlink could be used for government, sure, but the NRO payloads have been shrouded in secret, and it’s really no surprise that they’re military satellites.
“SpaceX has been launching payloads for NRO for years. Starlink and NRO are not the same.”
That is like saying civilian cell phones are different than agency cell phones and cannot be monitored by agencies. All they need is the access to repurpose these birds. Same birds.
I’m using it right now and I’ll tell you what, there are some obvious “adjustments” to my internet experience. In fact I am now going to have to switch internet access to terrestrial because they just slowed my speed down to dial up speed because I am discussing this topic here. I knew it would, happens every time I criticize Musk, Starlink, or the government agencies.
Every time just like clockwork...
Switched and back up to speed now. That last reply took over two minutes to post on Starlink because of the throttling.
Sometimes it won’t even let me post at all depending on keywords in my comment. It locks up and I have to disconnect for five minutes, reconnect and hit a couple other domains before coming back to the FR. Then it works fine until I use certain keywords again. It is an obvious attempt to discourage my behavior.
Been at this about ten months now... Been keeping a journal of my experience on another domain.