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A third of the world’s population lacks internet connectivity − airborne communications stations could change that (theconversation.com)
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[–] Robaque@feddit.it 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

and the company

Surely the company would never be just as authoritarian as the state!

~ [cue anti-consumer subscription models and user policies]

[–] BelatedPeacock@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If nothing else, at least companies can't force you to pay for their services at gunpoint (yet).

[–] Robaque@feddit.it 2 points 2 months ago

They can use the state to do that for them