The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has banned its social media teams from posting images of Olympians taking a knee in protest at the Tokyo Games, according to The Guardian.
The British newspaper reports that the mandate was issued before Wednesday's opening women's soccer match between Great Britain and Chile, where both teams took a knee before the start of the match.
The U.S. women's national team, Sweden and New Zealand each followed suit as the gesture was broadcast on the international television feed, which is a separate entity from the Olympic's social media teams.