"S.H.I.E.L.D. moves fast." Shen Fei, driving toward Stark Group, muttered under his breath after discovering that the news about the robot battle had almost simultaneously vanished from the internet without a trace.
Even though it was already late at night, traffic on the roads had not decreased much for New York, the city that never slept. Naturally, plenty of people had witnessed the two steel robots fighting in the streets. Some had even recorded videos on their phones and posted the battle online, while others had started livestreaming directly from the scene, seemingly unafraid of getting caught in the crossfire.
For a time, countless night owls had watched the steel robot battle online. That had been before. Now, whether videos or livestreams, everything had disappeared in an instant.
The news outlets that had dispatched Helicopters immediately recalled them. Although some reporters kept shouting at their bosses about how rare this major story was and freedom of the press, it did not help in the slightest.
Their bosses had issued a strict order: come back, or get out.
Don't assume America truly had freedom of speech, that anything could be broadcast without any regulation. Things like terrorist incidents often appeared in the news, but that was really just because the authorities did not want to interfere. If they truly wanted to suppress something, every media outlet would have to lie down and behave.
This was reality, not a movie. There were no truly stubborn reporters who would dare defy their bosses' orders and keep filming. Besides, even if they did film it, it would be useless, because it would never be aired.
Every scandal that could be broadcast on the news was actually within the acceptable limits. News that truly crossed the line could never be aired.
American news could broadcast