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Cloudflare: Predictions for Technology Leaders in 2024

by redm on 1/10/24, 5:21 PM with 1 comments

  • by spacebanana7 on 1/10/24, 5:30 PM

    > Starlink will bypass national Internet policy

    > These developments make it possible for a customer with a terminal to use the Internet without a local downlink - the signal can be transmitted between satellites and downlink somewhere else in the world. As a result, some countries will lose their leverage to impose restrictions on Internet access.

    It’ll be interesting to see how this affects the politics of countries like Egypt, Russia & China.