Musk Says SpaceX Will Seek Exemptions from Iran Sanctions for Internet

• Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, will apply for exemption from Iran sanctions to allow him to provide internet service.
• His tweet came amid protests across Iran over the death in custody of a young lady.
• People living in Iran report network disruptions as a result of the protests.

Starlink satellite-internet service will apply for exemptions to the Iran sanctions in order to offer service in Iran. SpaceX CEO Elon MuskTwitter: Monday statement

Musk was responding to a query about whether Starlink could provide its internet service to Iran. The Islamic republic is facing sweeping international sanctions. The nuclear program.

Musk wrote that Starlink would ask for an exemption from Iranian sanctions.

—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) September 19, 2022

Starlink has over 400,000 users worldwide, Musk says. Starlink uses satellites orbiting around Earth. In May. It is ideal for remote locations. You can use it in remote areas. TweetMusk announced Sunday that the service is now operational on all seven continents.

Musk’s tweet was sent amid protests in Iran against the government. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year old woman, has died.She was taken into police custody and died on Friday. The morality police detained her last Tuesday after she failed to cover her head correctly in Tehran. The Monday report was published by the Iranian police denied Amini was mistreated and called her death “unfortunate.”

Iran’s internet users report “the disconnection of severe slowing down of internet service in multiple locations” since Friday, according to an internet watchdog NetBlocksMonday’s statement was made. The organization added that there was a “near-total disruption” to internet services in parts of the Kurdistan province — where Amini was from — in west Iran on Monday evening.

NetBlocks stated that “the network disruptions are likely limit the public’s capacity to express political discontent or communicate freely.”

Iran’s internet freedom is considered “highly restrictive,” according to Freedom HouseNon-profit organization that is funded by the US government.