Overview
- A U.S. congressional committee confirmed it opened an inquiry in late July into Starlink's role in providing connectivity to Myanmar scam centers and holds subpoena power over Elon Musk.
- AFP-published drone imagery shows long rows of Starlink antennas on rooftops of secure complexes where fraud operations reportedly occur.
- Authorities previously freed about 7,000 people in raids, yet construction and operations resumed at several border sites soon after.
- Senator Maggie Hassan asked Musk to cut service to the facilities and sent a letter with 11 questions seeking details on Starlink's controls.
- SpaceX did not respond to AFP requests for comment, as U.S. data show Americans lost an estimated $10 billion to cyberfraud in 2024 and U.N. reporting cites large-scale forced labor in Myanmar and Cambodia.