The UK-based international news agency was punished after publishing photographs of the rehearsal of the upcoming winter Olympics in South Korea’s PyeongChang without the permission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Reuters made public the photos of the Olympic cauldron being lighted with fire during the rehearsal of the ceremony. Despite pulling the pictures in question after the publication, the agency has been put under restrictions.
The IOC has also turned to the media organizations with a request to delete the unauthorized content from their websites.
The Olympics will take place in PyeongChang from 9 to 25 February 2018.
So far, internet users have reacted to the ban with irony, commenting on the Reuters' ban from the ceremony.
"Olympics: Korean Skier Files Injunction After Missing Team-Report" by REUTERS via NYT https://t.co/cwSTgSY9CD pic.twitter.com/NFeJJ7h27A
— seoul tool (@SeoulTool) January 30, 2018
Korea Times front page: Reuters ruined the opening ceremony fun! pic.twitter.com/Mf6PltbNka
— Sam Kim (@samkimasia) January 30, 2018
