That's a very wild claim. How did you make that jump and why Starlink and not every other ISP?
I’m assuming because they offer open ISP services inside jurisdictions where the government censors the Internet.
Not in its current iteration, which relies on ground stations in or near those countries. You're not gonna get Starlink service in China or Iran, even if you can get a dish.
He recently sent a truckload of dishes to Ukraine...
> I would argue Starlink occupies that role.
Please do. What is Starlink doing to protect free speech?
Sending dishes to Ukraine?
Ukraine is currently under martial law and has significant restrictions on speech; it's (justifiably) illegal, for example, to report on troop positions. Starlink isn't changing that; it just provides internet access, filtered through a local ground station subject to any local laws and filtering that are applicable. China has internet access, but not free speech. Same for Russia.
The ground stations aren't in Ukraine. So, Ukraine doesn't have a means of enforcing whatever restrictions on speech come with martial law.