Elon Musk says around 100 Starlinks now active in Iran - Reuters

Dec 26 (Reuters) - SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk said connected Monday that the institution is present adjacent to having 100 progressive Starlinks, the firm's outer net service, successful Iran, 3 months aft helium tweeted helium would activate the work determination amid protests astir the Islamic country.

Musk said, "approaching 100 starlinks progressive successful Iran", successful a tweet connected Monday.

The billionaire had said successful September that helium would activate Starlink successful Iran arsenic portion of a U.S.-backed effort "to beforehand net state and the escaped travel of information" to Iranians.

The satellite-based broadband work could assistance Iranians circumvent the government's restrictions connected accessing the net and definite societal media platforms amid protests astir the country.

The Islamic Republic has been engulfed successful protests that erupted aft the decease successful September of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini successful constabulary custody aft being arrested by the morality constabulary for wearing "unsuitable attire".

Reporting by Akanksha Khushi successful Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler

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