US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions

Betelbuddy

Nobody is afraid of the US anymore. You lost a war with Iran and they did not even put forward a Navy or an Air Force...

sega_sai

It is the same starlink that was disabled on request of either WH or Musk to bully Ukraine.

estearum

Seems to me that Starlink is de facto an organ of the US government at this point. Should just be nationalized so a demonstrably unstable foreigner doesn't control something of such vital importance.

BoardsOfCanada

https://archive.is/9GrWd

dddw

https://archive.is/9GrWd

majorchord

I thought it was Starshield that was restricted, not Starlink, which was already restricted like all civilian tech?

cjs_ac

> European companies face “devastating” retaliation from Washington if Brussels presses ahead with plans to restrict American rivals such as Elon Musk’s SpaceX from parts of the European market, the US ambassador to the EU has warned. > Andrew Puzder’s warning comes after the European Commission this year proposed reserving part of its spectrum band that allows smartphones to connect directly to satellites for European players. That would limit the frequencies for Chinese and US companies such as SpaceX, which operates the Starlink satellite network. > Asked whether European companies should fear retaliation, Puzder told the FT that they “should be wary that it could happen and it would be very devastating for those companies”, given the size of the American market. Eh, this seems like a fairly even tit-for-tat, for once.

amelius

I wonder what history would be like if Trump had been president during WW2.

amelius

Ban Teslas in Europe then. Being selective works both ways.

croes

> Asked whether European companies should fear retaliation, Puzder told the FT that they “should be wary that it could happen and it would be very devastating for those companies” Devastated companies can’t buy US products. So go on and hit your exports again

DataDive

If I understand this correctly the Europeans hope that by banning the spectrum where Starlink operates, they will spur the development of home grown operators that provide the same service ... is that realistic?

jmclnx

And yet companies are wondering why the EU is moving to build their own tech sector, separate from the US. Another reason why. And the big winner of this is China. I heard China is building its own starlink and I would not be surprised they will offer verifiable guarantees to the EU on "spying" should the EU want to use China's version. China should be sending Trump all kinds of Thank You notes. Trump already gave China the lead in Medical Research, Trump is helping China to take over Chip Development and he just started handing China the lead in AI. You get what you vote for. At least the US will be the leader in Bible Research.

ktosobcy

Awww... more threats from Usania. This will definitely help... the EU move to more independence. More and more governments are dropping US made stuff as much as possible and pushing for local alternatives... way to go!

surgical_fire

> Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns about ‘devastating’ retaliation if Brussels goes ahead with plans to limit spectrum access for non-EU companies Please do. The more the US shows that it is an enemy to Europe the better. I hope the leaders on this side of the pond grow cojones and start to treat the US and its companies as a threat to EU and the countries within.

difosfor

> it’d be a lot easier if we were working with Europe instead of fighting Europe Seriously? When will this shit show finally end?