Latest Olympics media rules nix GIFs, Vines, and streaming apps
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/04/latest-olympics-media-rules-nix-gifs-vines-and-streaming-apps/
The Olympics Committee has always been restrictive in who can
use what footage and when, but a couple new rules introduced
for the 2016 games take things even further. The official
social media guidelines now prohibit streaming apps, Vines,
and even the lowly GIF.
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Here's my formal response on this: "SCREW THEM."
--Lauren--
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