In this photo illustration, a Starlink dish and router are displayed on February 12, 2024 in San Anselmo, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images North America
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Iranian authorities have implemented a near-total shutdown of the internet in a crackdown on widespread anti-government protests, but a sliver of the population is keeping in touch with the outside world by satellite.
Starlink, a division of Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX, is playing an outsized — and in the eyes of overseas activists, crucial — role in connecting Iran with the rest of the world as the country’s leadership turns