Planet Labs Blacks Out Satellite Imagery of Iran War Zone

US satellite company Planet Labs has stopped providing commercial imagery of the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran, citing a direct request from the US government. The move effectively blinds independent journalists, researchers, and foreign governments trying to independently verify strike damage and casualties on the ground. It marks a significant expansion of wartime information control into the commercial space sector.

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