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FCC chair Brendan Carr urges ‘western allies’ to pick Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet company

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250415105717/https://www.ft.com/content/0a086fc2-1955-4ded-8558-6f9f85a0679d

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[–] jonathan@lemmy.zip 30 points 5 days ago

He also accused the European Commission of “protectionism” and an “anti-American” attitude. 

I wonder where this anti-american attitude is coming from? 🤔🤔🤔

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 24 points 5 days ago

Choose neither. Build your own tech. America can go fuck themselves.

[–] Archangel1313@lemm.ee 22 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Oops. There goes the US communications tech industry, I guess.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Honestly. The choice is China or China. It's not like US manufacturing uses parts made in America.

[–] boreengreen@lemm.ee 3 points 5 days ago

China is probably more reliable at this point. So china until homegrown can be used.

[–] qprimed@lemmy.ml 19 points 5 days ago

carr does know that the "easy button" the EU is about to press was made in china, right?

[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Love how America is both gearing up for war and constantly shooting itself in the foot.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 2 points 5 days ago

It's a centuries old tradition.

[–] EisFrei@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Vance just told Europe to stop being vassals of the US.

[–] myrmidex@slrpnk.net 3 points 5 days ago

Vance talking sense, what a bizarre experience

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 5 points 5 days ago

Elon's starlink ratfuckery in Ukraine should make that the easiest choice ever made. If you displease him he turns off the internet at a whim.