Planet Labs, one of the world’s leading commercial satellite imaging companies, said Friday it is placing a hold on releasing imagery of some parts of the Middle East as a regional war enters its second week.

Planet wants to prevent “adversarial actors” from using images for “Battle Damage Assessment” purposes.

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    As if China and Russia didn’t have satellites. They just don’t want to admit they’ve stepped into deep doodoo, so the general public must not find out.

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      Israel has made it illegal to post photos and videos of damage caused by Iranian missiles in Israel. They have an agenda.

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          I guess it depends… sometimes you just want to anger your populace with how inhumane your enemy is.

          In isntreal case, i think they try to sell the idea that they are invencible, more intelligent, better prepared and that resistance is futile.