SpaceX says 'disabled' 2,500 Starlink devices at Myanmar scam centres

This came after a report revealed that the use of the satellite internet terminals had exploded in the illicit industry.

SpaceX has cut service to more than 2,500 Starlink devices at scam centres in Myanmar, a company vice-president said on Wednesday, after AFP revealed that the use of the satellite internet terminals had exploded in the illicit industry.

This photo taken on September 17, 2025 shows what appears to be Starlink satellite dishes on the roofs of buildings at the KK Park complex in Myanmar's eastern Myawaddy township. (AFP)

"SpaceX proactively identified and disabled over 2,500 Starlink Kits in the vicinity of suspected 'scam centers'" in the country, SpaceX's vice-president of Starlink business operations Lauren Dreyer said on X.

An AFP journalist saw hundreds of people fleeing one of Myanmar's biggest fraud factories -- KK Park near the border with Thailand -- on Wednesday, as a crackdown on the hub continued.