After the U.S. Treasury Department loosened sanctions to encourage the free flow of information in the nation, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he was activating his company’s Starlink internet service in Iran, which cut off online access to its more than 80 million inhabitants this week.

Since the death of Mahsa Amini, 22, on September 16, the Iranian government has repressed the protracted demonstrations that have erupted across the nation with speed and violence. The young woman was imprisoned by the nation’s morality police statement in the middle of September because they believed her hijab, or headscarf, was not properly worn. Three days after being detained by the morality police, Amini passed away.

She was pummelling by the police, according to her relatives and protesters, and as a result, the young woman died. Authorities assert that she suffered a heart attack and died as a result.

The American administration has referred to Amini’s passing as a tragedy and on Friday released guidelines that lifted constraints for digital businesses looking to do business in Iran, which is still subject to severe U.S. sanctions.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement on Friday that “the Iranian regime has blocked down access to the Internet for the majority of its 80 million inhabitants to prevent them—and the world—from viewing its deadly assault on nonviolent demonstrators.” The Iranian administration is obviously terrified of its own citizens. Mahsa Amini was cruelly and senselessly killed, and now the government is repressing peaceful demonstrators who are rightfully furious about her death forcefully.

The Treasury Department claims that the instructions comprise of a licence known as the “General License D-2.” A senior Treasury Department official said in a press briefing on Friday that the self-executing licence expands the range of allowed software and service exports to Iran and permits businesses to provide tools like social media platforms, collaboration platforms, conferencing, e-gaming, and cloud-based services.

It should be noted that none of the instances given by the American government apply to Starlink, so it’s unclear if Musk would be able to simply flick a switch to start his Iranian satellite internet service.

According to a transcript of the press briefing, the senior Treasury Department official said, “Our understanding of Starlink of Elon Musk is that what they provide would be commercial grade, and They would have to write to Treasury to request any gear that isn’t covered by the general license.

The senior Treasury Department official also stated that applications for permits for any activity not covered by its new instructions were welcome by its Office of Foreign Asset Control, the body in charge of overseeing and executing sanctions.

The senior Treasury Department official stated, “For any action not covered by General License D-2, OFAC encourages and we will priorities applications for particular licenses to permit operations supporting internet freedom in Iran.