Elon Musk’s Starlink, whose internet services have been utilised by Myanmar scam centres, has seen its use across the country plummet since the end of September, according to estimates from regional internet registry Apnic.

An AFP investigation recently revealed the presence of the US company’s receivers on several of the centres.

Up to 14 percent of Myanmar’s Internet users connected using Starlink this summer, making it the most popular provider, but that share fell to less than 7 percent by November 10, according to Apnic.

Drone footage captured as part of an AFP investigation published in mid-October revealed long rows of Starlink satellite antennas on the rooftops of the KK Park scam centre, on the border with Thailand.

Shortly afterwards, Starlink’s parent company SpaceX announce

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