Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, announced on Monday that the company is near to having 100 active Starlinks, the company’s satellite internet service, in Iran, three months after tweeting that he would activate the service there amid protests across the Islamic country.
Musk stated, “approaching 100 starlinks active in Iran”, in a tweet on Monday.
In September, the billionaire announced he will activate Starlink in Iran as part of a US-backed initiative to “promote internet freedom and the free flow of information” to Iranians.
In the midst of nationwide protests, the satellite-based broadband service could assist Iranians in circumventing the government’s limitations on access to the internet and certain social media platforms.
The Islamic Republic has been involved in protests that began after the death in September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody after being seized by the morality police for wearing “unsuitable clothes”.
