Russian MPs accuse Fifa 17 video game of 'gay propaganda'
by Alec Luhn in Moscow from on (#2436M)
Developer EA Sports backed a campaign in the UK to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in football
Russian MPs have asked the state communications oversight agency to take action against the Fifa 17 video game for violating the country's law against gay propaganda.
Communist MPs sent a letter to the communications oversight and state consumer protection agencies complaining that the popular EA Sports football game, which is rated all ages, "invites users to support the English football premier league's Rainbow Laces action, a massive campaign in support of LGBT", Izvestia newspaper reported.
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