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SpaceX does not allow downloading pirated content through Starlink

One reddit user was curious if it was possible to download copyrighted content through the Starlink satellite Internet. It turned out that no – SpaceX will ask you to stop downloading pirated movies and threaten to shut down the service, writes PCMag.

A sample warning was posted by a redditor under the nickname substrate-97 from the United States. The company says that its policy prohibits illegal downloads of copyrighted content, otherwise it may temporarily or completely deny service. Besides it is fraught with suits from the right holder, which informed SpaceX about the violation. In such cases, providers usually automatically send a warning to the infringer.

The notification came after he tried to download an American CBS network program via torrent. The forum member says he has been doing this – and without a VPN – for about two months since he connected the dish. But the first message came just last weekend.