Spacex CEO Elon Musk says that Starlink has been told by some governments to block Russian news sources. However, he affirmed, “We will not do so unless at gunpoint.” Elon Musk Refuses to Censor Russian News Sources Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted early Saturday morning that Starlink has been told by some governments to block Russian news sources. However, Musk said, “We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist.” Starlink is operated by Spacex. The service “provides high-speed, low-latency broadband internet across the globe,” its website describes. Many people on Twitter commended Musk for not giving in to government requests. Replying to this tweet, a Twitter user told Musk, “Russian ‘news’ resources are propaganda resources.” The Spacex boss replied, “All new sources are partially propaganda, some more than others.” Russia’s parliament passed a draconian censorship bill this week to prosecute anyone spreading “false news”...
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