The Starlink Empire
How Elon Musk Is Building the Ultimate Information Monopoly
While the world fixates on Musk's political maneuvers, his most consequential power grab is happening 340 miles above our heads
The headlines scream about Elon Musk's latest government appointment or his influence over social media discourse. Politicians debate his role in shaping policy, and critics dissect his every tweet for signs of overreach. But while we've been watching the terrestrial theater, Musk has been quietly assembling something far more powerful and enduring: a communications empire that could make him the ultimate gatekeeper of human information exchange.
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