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Elon Musk, SpaceX's Chief Executive, said Monday that the company is close to 100 Starlinks in Iran.
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This comes three months after he had tweeted that he would activate it amid protests across the nation.
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Musk tweeted Monday, "approaching 100 Starlinks Active in Iran",
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In September, the billionaire said that Starlink would be activated in Iran under a US-backed effort to "promote internet freedom and the free flow of information" to Iranians.
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Satellite-based broadband could allow Iranians to bypass restrictions placed by the government on certain social media platforms.
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This is despite protests in the country. Protests erupted in the Islamic Republic after Mahsa Amini, 22, was killed in September.
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She had been taken into police custody by the morality police after he was accused of wearing "unsuitable clothing."