Say it ain't so! - The internet will be a barren, GIF-less void for the Olympics

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

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.

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The people won't stand for this. But media orgs... probably won't want to risk it.