US relied on Musk's Starlink for foreign policy leverage, Reuters reports

Reuters reports that successive US administrations have asked Elon Musk to regulate Starlink access in various countries to advance foreign policy and security objectives, highlighting Washington's dependence on a private company for strategic connectivity. The report underscores the blurring of public and private power in digital infrastructure, with implications for sovereignty and crisis diplomacy. The extent of coordination and specific instances remain partially unverified.

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