Google, which regularly changes the design of its search page, has put up a new image and message protesting Russias anti-gay laws as the Winter Olympic Games kick off there. The colorful rainbow logo depicts various athletes playing winter Olympic sports including skiing, hockey, curling, bobsled, ice skating, and snowboarding. Beneath those is a not-so-subtle slam at the International Olympic Committee, highlighting a section of the Olympic charter: The display comes amid intense international pressure on the IOC to address sexual orientation in light of Russias laws banning pro-gay propaganda. That law comes with the threat of jail time and fines for what the country deems to be offending speech or material.
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