A Democratic senator has called on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to cut off Starlink access for criminal groups in Southeast Asia accused of using the satellite service to defraud Americans.
Senator Maggie Hassan urged Elon Musk to prevent transnational crime syndicates operating scam centres in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos from exploiting Starlink to conduct online fraud. In a letter, she said the networks have used Starlink despite rules allowing SpaceX to terminate service for fraud.
She cited U.S. Treasury findings that such operations have swindled Americans out of billions of dollars, warning that Starlink may be enabling the expansion of these scams.
The United Nations and rights groups have reported that these criminal organisations traffic people into compounds where they are forced to run online scams. Thailand has taken steps to disrupt operations on its border with Myanmar, where many scam centres are located.
Hassan stressed that Starlink’s global coverage comes with global responsibility, saying the service should not be used to "target and exploit Americans."
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