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Planet Labs Blocked Public Satellite Images of Iran | WIRED Middle East

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The commercial imagery provider says it halted access to images of Iran and the Gulf at the request of the US government, limiting a key tool used to verify events during war.

The announcement of a two-week truce between the US and Iran almost overshadowed consequential news put out by Planet Labs before the ceasefire. The leading provider of geospatial data and the earth’s satellite imagery stated that it has indefinitely suspended releasing images that depict Iran and the Gulf region affected by the conflict. In a communication sent to customers and stakeholders on 5 April, the San Francisco-based company explained that it had acted at the request of the US government, extending and making permanent a series of restrictions it had already introduced in previous we

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