U2 album ‘Songs of Innocence’ had its critics, millions in fact, but none quite like this. A Russian politician has requested an investigation into Apple for distributing “gay propaganda” to minors with the release of the album.
Alexander Starovoitov, of the right wing LDPR party, has asked the attorney general to investigate Apple’s distribution, the Guardian reports.
Apple distributed the album by delivering free into users’ iTunes accounts, sending the album to over 500 million people in September of last year.
The problem stems from the album’s cover, which shows Larry Mullen and his 18-year-old son Elvis embracing, with both men topless. The image is a metaphor, the and say, for attempting to hold on to innocence.
However that’s not how it’s being seen by Mr Starovoitov, who says it’s an advertisement for sex between men. One Russian lawyer has reportedly told a newspaper he’s ready to sue Apple for the moral damage done to his son.
