A Swedish fashion brand trolls Russia with a blockchain-powered 'marriage' service for gay people
The platform lets people send Will you Marry Me proposals to their special someone.
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Swedish fashion brand Björn Borg is throwing shade at the Russian government's attitude towards gay people. The company has set up "Marriage Unblocked", a platform that lets gay couples get married on the blockchain. The first couple to get married through the platform is from Switzerland.
Björn Borg has devised a campaign to call out Russia and other countries that haven't legalized gay marriage. Marriage Unblocked is a digital platform the company has built to allow anyone to exchange vows and get married on the blockchain, anonymously or proudly in public, the company says in a press release.
That the launch coincides with the opening of the World Cup in Russia this week is no coincidence, a Björn Borg representative said to BI Nordic. Indeed, already
when the fashion house expanded to Russia in 2013, it trolled Putin's government with a rainbow-colored ad that said: "Björn Borg says da!.
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