Governments Pressure Elon Musk to Turn His Assets Against Russia, But He Makes a Big Stand for Free Speech

SpaceX founder 👤Elon Musk said Saturday that he pushed back when encouraged by governments he did not name to block Russa’s news outlets.

🇷🇺Russia last week passed a law that can be enforced to put journalists of any media outlet in the country that says what 🇷🇺Russia does not want said about its invasion of 🇺🇦Ukraine in jail for up to 15 years.

While Musk has made it clear his sympathies are with the Ukrainian government and its people, he is determined to keep his company’s Starlink internet system independent of any government control.

“Starlink has been told by some governments (not 🇺🇦Ukraine) to block Russian news sources. We will not do so unless at gunpoint. Sorry to be a free speech absolutist,” he tweeted.