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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/dbeee167d32187b0 https://verfassungsblog.de/starlink-corporate-dependency/ Starlink, the Cloud, and Corporate Dependency - Towards a Democratic Approach to Corporate Power Utrata, Alina eng 2025-07-14 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Elon Musk Musk Elon | 1971– | Unternehmer; Investor Starlink USA USA cloud satellites Musk Elon | 1971– | Unternehmer; Investor USA Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 The Trump Administration has repeatedly pushed for the adoption or licensing of Elon Musk’s satellite company Starlink in trade negotiations. But as Musk’s strategic use of his satellite service reveals, corporate control over critical infrastructure inevitably translates into political power. Power that companies may wield in alignment with, or in opposition to, state interests. The solution, however, may not lie in stronger state oversight alone, but in democratizing corporations themselves.