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Gay marriage: Battle rainbow sky and Russian flags on Facebook

As Mark Zuckerberg or Arnold Schwarzenegger, 26 million users have used the filter to the rainbow sky colors. - Facebook

In honor of Gay Pride and the legalization of gay marriage in the United States, Facebook has set up a filter to have a profile photo in the colors of the rainbow sky. But on the social network, users complained of a Russian "propaganda." In response, they display a Russian flag on their picture.

The color profile pictures rainbow sky may have flourished on Facebook son. To celebrate the legalization of gay marriage in the United States and the Gay Pride parade that took place around the world last weekend, the social network has created an application to convert his picture with color symbols of the LGBT community.

Within days, more than 26 million users have decided to use Facebook reveals, beginning with the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, and many stars, Leonardo DiCaprio Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Russian flags against homosexual "propaganda"

But these pictures Gay Friendly displease some Russian users. On Sunday, a Russian MP has called for the closure of Facebook, saying the network promoted the "propaganda" homosexual.

Russia always, users on the same wavelength on display had the Russian flag on their photo to counterbalance the movement. Courrier International, citing the Russian press reported that "Internet users have launched their own filter, white-blue -Red, the colors of the Russian flag. "

At the basis of this filter, a Russian art director. "The tricolor flag [ru], it is a symbol (...). UaDreams should not confuse the values ​​of the LGBT community and ours. My action is good as it promotes good values", defends -he. Some versions also exist with the Ukrainian or Belarusian flag.

A study for Facebook?

Later this controversy, others question still on the purpose of this filter launched by Facebook. The American press reported that Slate wonders whether the application would not be a new experiment conducted by Facebook to allow it to analyze the mobilization movements on its network. In 2013, researchers at Facebook had already analyzed a similar phenomenon when many users had placed an equal sign on their image, already in favor of gay marriage.