The United States and Israel are losing so badly in the Middle East that the US Government is asking satellite imagery companies to CONCEAL photos of the Middle East.
Communication being sent to all customers of Planet Labs:
"Due to the conflict in the Middle East, the U.S. government has requested all satellite imagery providers voluntarily implement an indefinite withhold of imagery in the designated Area of Interest (AOI).
Effective retroactively from March 9, 2026, Planet is moving to a managed access model, extending the publication delay for all new imagery within the designated AOI, and releasing imagery on a case-by-case basis and for urgent, mission-critical requirements or in the public interest.
For the -media, this model is in line with the media policies of other remote sensing companies.
We expect this policy to last through the end of the conflict.
Access to imagery for the rest of the world is unaffected.
These are extraordinary circumstances, and we are doing all we can to balance the needs of all our stakeholders. We will continue to monitor the situation and make adjustments as possible to minimize the impact on data availability to our customers.
For questions regarding specific projects or to request a policy exception, please contact your Customer Success Manager or
Best Regards,
Planet Team"
Hal Turner Remarks:
Censorship at the request of the empire. Why March 9th? That's the biggest clue. Forgive my cynicism, but to me this basically reads as 'we began altering the images on March 9th.'
The only justification for restricting imagery is for the US government to control the narrative. Iran doesn’t need it for targeting, they can get it from non-US commercial sources, Russia or China.
In my view, they wouldn’t do this if they were telling the truth.
The West was supposed to be different from the old Soviet Union... yet it's doing pretty much the same things, but in more thoughtless way.
Unconstitutional war, unconstitutional suppression of free speech and commerce.
It's not like Iran gets their GEOINT from Planet Labs anyway. This feels like a coverup of the significant damage sustained by US bases in the region, which contradicts to the Department of Truth (Social)'s claims that Iran is no longer able to fire missiles or drones.
Former CIA counterterrorism chief says there’s a “complete blackout” on “the actual amount of damage” done to US bases and buildings, after it was revealed that Iran penetrated Saudi air defenses, blew a hole in the exterior of the American embassy, then sent a drone through it
At the rate these nitwits are going, it seems possible (to me) the next step these people might try is to ban FlightRadar24.
