{"id":17075,"date":"2025-01-03T13:37:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T12:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/smuggled-starlink-devices-allegedly-used-to-defy-indias-internet-shutdowns\/"},"modified":"2025-01-03T13:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T12:37:36","slug":"smuggled-starlink-devices-allegedly-used-to-defy-indias-internet-shutdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/smuggled-starlink-devices-allegedly-used-to-defy-indias-internet-shutdowns\/","title":{"rendered":"Smuggled Starlink devices allegedly used to defy India\u2019s internet shutdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Civilian and armed groups in conflict-ridden state of Manipur using SpaceX\u2019s satellite internet, sources say<\/p>\n<p>Elon Musk\u2019s satellite-based Starlink \u2013 currently unlicensed for use in India \u2013 is being used by militant groups in the conflict-ridden state of Manipur to circumvent government internet shutdowns, fighters and security sources have said.<\/p>\n<p>The satellite internet service provider, operated by Musk\u2019s SpaceX company, is not permitted to legally operate in India amid security concerns but is allowed by Myanmar, which neighbours Manipur.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/jan\/03\/elon-musks-starlink-satellites-allegedly-used-to-defy-indias-internet-shutdowns\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/20599593fc57d3f4c11e2ac7ec19f7374011297b\/0_174_5500_3301\/master\/5500.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=c9931f51ee7e0540c3d2a70cb9cb0ca2\" title=\"Smuggled Starlink devices allegedly used to defy India\u2019s internet shutdowns\" \/>Civilian and armed groups in conflict-ridden state of Manipur using SpaceX\u2019s satellite internet, sources say<br \/>\nElon Musk\u2019s satellite-based Starlink \u2013 currently unlicensed for use in India \u2013 is being used by militant groups in the conflict-ridden state of Manipur to circumvent government internet shutdowns, fighters and security sources have said.<br \/>\nThe satellite internet service provider, operated by Musk\u2019s SpaceX company, is not permitted to legally operate in India amid security concerns but is allowed by Myanmar, which neighbours Manipur. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civilian and armed groups in conflict-ridden state of Manipur using SpaceX\u2019s satellite internet, sources say Elon Musk\u2019s satellite-based Starlink \u2013 currently unlicensed for use in India \u2013 is being used by militant groups in the conflict-ridden state of Manipur to circumvent government internet shutdowns, fighters and security sources have said. The satellite internet service provider, &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/03\/smuggled-starlink-devices-allegedly-used-to-defy-indias-internet-shutdowns\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Smuggled Starlink devices allegedly used to defy India\u2019s internet shutdowns<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":17076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17075"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17075\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}