The International Olympics Committee today issued a statement expressly prohibiting the use of GIFs derived from its events. In fact, the committee went a step further by prohibiting GIF alternatives like WebM, GIFV and GFY, or just short videos in general a la Vine. .@dcseifert come at me, IOC pic.twitter.com/Iid1GAsiiO — Sean O'Kane (@sokane1) August 4, 2016 Seriously, screw the IOC for making trivial rules while hosting the games in a country warning swimmers not to submerge their heads in the water for fear of contracting any number of diseases. From less than stellar living conditions for athletes (and Brazil’s residents), rampant…

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