Russian police investigate Apple for “propagating homosexuality”

Officials in Russia’s Kirov region have brought an administrative case against Apple, the maker of the iPhone, for illegally promoting homosexuality, according to police documents published by the Russian news site Gazeta.ru.

The evidence against Apple is the set of emojis included with iOS 8.3, which contains several images depicting families with same-sex parents, gay pride flags, and more. Police launched the case in response to a complaint by a local attorney named Yaroslav Mikhailov, who argues that Apple is violating Russia’s ban on so-called “gay propaganda” in the presence of minors.