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Google makes statement about Russian anti-gay law

By Washington Examiner
Published February 7, 2014 8:59am ET
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Google makes statement about Russian anti-gay law
This screen shot shows the home page Google.com. With the Winter Games underway Friday Feb. 7, 2014 in Sochi, Google Inc. quietly but vibrantly added its voice Thursday to the chorus of U.S. companies speaking out against Russia's law restricting gay-rights activities by updating its iconic search page logo to depict illustrations of athletes skiing, sledding, curling and skating against a rainbow-colored backdrop. (AP Photo/Google.com) | AP

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With the Winter Games underway in Sochi, Google Inc. quietly but vibrantly added its voice Thursday to the chorus of U.S. companies speaking out against Russia’s law restricting gay-rights activities by updating its iconic search page logo to depict illustrations of athletes skiing, sledding, curling and skating against a rainbow-colored backdrop.

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