Did a check on Google Maps too. They certainly have also removed some data, but not on the same ctrl-alt-del level as Apple.
Be warned though. I did one random scroll through Southern Lebanon and it’s revolting. And these satellite images are outdated by months.
Because they were completely eradicated and no longer exist because of Israel’s attacks?
This is bad…
A more cynical guess is that it's so that the scale of destruction doesn't have an accessible paper trail
"What town? Never heard of it. Glory to the buffer zone"
thankfully the maps' previous status is generally saved and accessible. we would pull up old streetview photos all the time when we needed to prove when some curb got damaged.
Except for the fact that that would be completely ineffective; OpenStreetMap dumps are available from many sources.
OSM coverage in Lebanon is pitiful outside of a few areas, and even then nobody updates anything.
If I drove around the south during peacetime sketching things out on a tablet I’d be questioned for espionage. Not because it’s a police state here, but because everyone is extremely paranoid. Guess why.
Well that's not how you're supposed to re write history is it? Open street maps needs to get in line. /s
Most users only know Google maps and Apple maps in USA. Maybe MapQuest if they're old enough.
They aren't targeting the subset of the population that uses OSM. At the pace (mis)information spreads, they only need to make it a bit harder to find truth
If it makes you feel better. The comments point to this not being new.
Wtf?!
Eta: The comments are really good, with the exception of some really bad ones.
Ah, Iphone, the offical telecom device of the IDF
Fortunately, no one uses Apple Maps anyway.
irrelevant, the article is about one of the largest corporations in the globe literally engaging in ethnic cleansing.
When you're a chucklefuck NPC you don't know the difference, so you go with your OS's default.
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