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Myanmar scam compounds that enslave workers apparently use Starlink for net access. US law enforcement says no company response to request for help.

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Title: Elon Musk's Starlink Is Keeping Modern Slavery Compounds Online
Authors: Matt Burgess, Vittoria Elliott, Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron, Reece Rogers, Lily Hay Newman, Boone Ashworth, Kim Zetter, Sophie Charara, Mark Keierleber, Darren Loucaides
Published: Feb 27 2025
Word count: 2153 words

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mycketforvirrad added tag 'author.matt burgess' and removed tag 'author.matt burges' (13d 16h ago)
mycketforvirrad changed title from "Myanmar scam compounds that enslave workers apparently use Starlink for net access. US law enforcement says no company response to request for help" to "Myanmar scam compounds that enslave workers apparently use Starlink for net access. US law enforcement says no company response to request for help." (13d 16h ago)
mycketforvirrad added tags 'source.wired', 'security', 'paywall', 'scams', 'internet', 'policing', 'business', 'usa', 'author.matt burges', 'spacex.starlink', 'elon musk', 'myanmar' and removed tag 'starlink' (13d 16h ago)