That is an expansion of restrictions the company implemented last week, when #PlanetLabs said it would delay access “for all new imagery collected over the Gulf States, Iraq, Kuwait, & adjacent conflict zones” for 4 days.

In the msg sent to customers this week, the company said it made the decision “after consulting with experts inside & outside of government.” But the spox emphasized that “the change is not the result of a directive or requirement from any government. It is Planet’s decision.”

#PlanetLabs told customers it has expanded what it calls its “area of interest,” establishing restrictions on #satellite images from “all of #Iran & nearby allied bases, in addition to the Gulf States & existing conflict zones.” It said it was placing a 2-week hold on access to new imagery from that area in the company’s commercial archive.

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A spokesperson for California-based #PlanetLabs, which operates more than 200 #satellites in orbit, shared a message sent to affected customers this week. The message confirmed that the company had decided to take additional measures to ensure its imagery “is not tactically leveraged by adversarial actors to target allied & NATO-partner personnel & civilians.”

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