Russia May Fine Citizens Who Use SpaceX’s Starlink Internet Service
by martyb from SoylentNews on (#5CRT9)
Freeman writes:
Russia may fine citizens who use SpaceX's Starlink Internet service:
Russia's legislative body, the State Duma, is considering fines for individuals and companies in the country that use Western-based satellite Internet services. The proposed law seeks to prevent accessing the Internet by means of SpaceX's Starlink service, OneWeb, or other non-Russian satellite constellations under development.
According to a recent report in the Russian edition of Popular Mechanics, the recommended fines range from 10,000 to 30,000 rubles ($135-$405) for ordinary users, and from 500,000 to 1 million rubles ($6,750 to $13,500) for legal entities who use the Western satellite services.
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