It’s a technological ‘cat and mouse’ dispute.
As massive protests took to the streets of Iran for days on end, the Ayatollahs’ regime shut down the country’s internet completely.
That left the insurgents relying almost solely on the Starlink services made free by Elon Musk during the confrontations.
So the Iranian government started a two-pronged approach: begin cracking down and seizing all the Starlink terminals it could find, and at the same time, deploy military-grade level jammers to (so far, successfully) disrupt Starlink satellite service.
Both SpaceX engineers and Iranian protesters on the ground are now seeking ways to circumvent this censorship.
France24 reported:
“Iranian authorities cut the public’s access to the internet and telephone communications on January 8. The networks were later partially reinstated, but with severe restrictions. The Iranian regime has been facing a series of protests since late December. In an attempt to crush the movement, the Iranian government also tried to break the last international communication link available to Iranians: Starlink.
Starlink, which provides internet access through a constellation of satellites, was thought to be out of the Iranian authorities’ reach for censorship. However, in recent days, Starlink has been subject to a jamming campaign that has seriously impaired its use.”
Hellbound and Down 