This is a powerful display of power. While millions of Chinese citizens are locked behind the “Great Firewall” without access to Twitter, Elon Musk can tweet from the heart of Beijing—using his personal Starlink satellite, which essentially follows him wherever he goes. The communist regime’s strict internet restrictions mean nothing to the man who owns the skies. This is not only admirable, but also a terrifying display of technological sovereignty that no government on Earth can control.
The excesses are simply unbelievable. While other members of the international delegation were forced to hand over their devices or rely on China’s heavily censored network, Musk operated in complete digital freedom via his own Starlink connection, which bypassed every firewall, censor, and surveillance system in the country. “He actually has his own satellite that tracks his location and delivers uncensored internet directly to his devices,” one technology analyst said. What’s the surprising impact? Musk has achieved what whistleblowers, journalists and activists have dreamed of for decades: complete immunity from government control of the internet. He hasn’t asked for permission—he’s operating in a dimension where borders and restrictions no longer have any effect.
“The Chinese government has maintained a public silence, but sources say internal discussions are already very chaotic. How do you control a man who owns the global communications infrastructure himself? Musk’s demonstration of uncensored connectivity has just shown the world that state or national control of the internet is becoming obsolete. A billionaire with enough satellites can make himself untethered from government control.
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Elon Musk complained that he shouldn’t have accepted an invitation to Beijing because he was constantly being harassed by strangers asking for selfies with him, even when he couldn’t eat.
I suspect some of them are Chinese security agents trying to hack into his phone. Because some phones require you to be close to the owner of the phone.
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