Oct. 23 (UPI) -- SpaceX cut Starlink Internet service to thousands of its devices providing access to compounds in Myanmar linked to human trafficking and monetary scams worldwide.
The company said late Tuesday that it terminated more than 2,500 Starlink devices Chinese crime syndicates were using to contact and scam people globally.
"SpaceX continually works to identify violations of our Acceptable Use Policy and applicable law because -- as with nearly all consumer electronics and services -- the same technology that can provide immense benefits has a risk of misuse," Lauren Dreyer, Starlink's vice president of business operations, said in a post on X.
"In Myanmar, for example, SpaceX proactively identified and disabled over 2,500 Starlink kits in the vicinity of suspected 'scam centers,'" she wrote.
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