The block comes just one week after Russia ordered Discord to take down nearly 1,000 posts containing “illegal” content. Russia’s communications regulator says it issued a ban on the messaging platform for violating the country’s laws, according to Reuters.
The House Oversight Committee will investigate the FCC’s decision to deny the Elon Musk-owned Starlink $885.5 million in federal subsidies through the Rural Digital Opportunity fund in 2022.
Last week, Musk claimed the satellite internet company “would probably have saved lives” in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina if the FCC didn’t “illegally” revoke Starlink’s funding.
