[packetslave]

This seems to not be a new thing. It's illegal for US companies to release high-resolution images of Israel:

"In fact, all of Israel is shown in low resolution by all U.S.-based mapping services due to the Kyl–Bingaman Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act of 1997. Entitled "Prohibition on collection and release of detailed satellite imagery relating to Israel," the amendment requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Commercial Remote Sensing Regulatory Affairs Agency to regulate the distribution of zoomed images of Israel. While a review of the Kyl-Bingaman amendment is said to be taking place, images of Israel stubbornly remain blurry."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyl%E2%80%93Bingaman_Amendment

[kccqzy]

The article says the KBA was dropped in 2020.

[packetslave]

Ah, I see, the limit was revised from 2m to 0.4m, but not dropped entirely (and Wikipedia needs an update). There's still an Israel-specific restriction, but it's significantly less draconian:

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/07/21/2020-15...