Elon Musk’s Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online
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The report describes allegations that scam compounds across Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos—particularly in Myanmar’s Myawaddy region along the Thailand border—have used SpaceX’s Starlink for connectivity while holding large numbers of trafficked workers. Authorities and a UN report estimate tens of thousands detained in dozens of fortified compounds guarded by armed personnel; SpaceX declined comment but has previously stated it deactivates terminals used by sanctioned or unauthorized parties.
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