The internet will be a barren, GIF-less void for the Olympics
 

The internet will be a barren, GIF-less void for the Olympics
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It only took McKayla Maroney a few seconds to generate one of the most memorable Olympic highlights of all time.






Her vault makes for one beautiful GIF. But don't expect to see many of those during the Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee has issued its rules for news agencies covering the upcoming Summer games, and they're calling out all GIF makers.*

The rules state that "Olympic Material must **t be broadcast on interactive services" because doing so could "allow the viewer to make a viewing choice within a channel and thereby view Olympic Material at tomes and programs other than when broadcast as part of a News Program..." Read more...

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