"...historical imagery over areas where US, NATO, & other allied & partner forces are actively operating, as well as over areas that are being actively targeted by adversaries,” Tomi Maxted, a #Vantor spox emailed."

"These decisions are not mandated by any govt, military organization, or third party.”

Well

And there you are: gave away the whole deal right there...

#Iran #IranWar #WorldWarIII #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #BenjaminNetanyahu

“These controls can include limiting who is able to task new imagery or purchase historical imagery over areas where US, NATO, & other allied & partner forces are actively operating, as well as over areas that are being actively targeted by adversaries,” Tomi Maxted, a #Vantor spox emailed.

“Vantor independently determines when & how these controls are implemented as part of our responsible business practices. These decisions are not mandated by any govt, military organization, or third party.”

#Satellite companies restrict access to #MiddleEast imagery amid #Iran #war

2 leading spatial #intelligence companies say they are restricting access to satellite images of the Middle East in response to the #US - #Israel war with Iran.

#PlanetLabs & #Vantor, which are based in the #UnitedStates & have #federal contracts, say they were not “ordered” by any #government to restrict image #access.

#law #information #censorship #Trump #geopolitics
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