00:0013 missiles and 27 drones were intercepted in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.
00:06Yet images like these are hard to come by.
00:10Under the UAE's strict cybercrime laws, anyone photographing or filming the incidents could be arrested.
00:17Just like the 60 people who, according to France television sources, are currently in police custody in Dubai.
00:25Among them are at least three French nationals accused of threatening public security by filming Iranian attacks on the territory.
00:35Influencers too have been caught out.
00:38On the first day of the war, this French woman with millions of followers filmed herself visibly panicked.
00:44Two days later, she was summoned by Dubai police.
00:47I didn't say anything wrong. I was scared. Really scared.
00:52Other influencers have since spoken out about censorship.
00:56I'm not quite sure what I'm allowed or not allowed to say.
00:59We're not allowed to show what's happening, at least not what's falling from the sky.
01:04We can't post anything that might cause panic among the public.
01:09Publishing content that contradicts official announcements or is likely to cause panic
01:13is subject to a fine of 200,000 dirhams, about 50,000 euros, as explained by this Dubai-based lawyer.
01:22Debris, damage, smoke, anything, that's illegal.
01:26What we're allowed to photograph, I repeat, is our children playing in the park,
01:30a beautiful sunset or a trip to the dunes.
01:34Doesn't that curtail freedoms?
01:37No, not at all. It's actually protecting us.
01:40The Emiratis cite security measures such as the risk of revealing sensitive information to Iran
01:46and protecting civilians from falling debris.
01:50But some legal groups believe the crackdown is more about maintaining Dubai's public image.
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