http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37318031
Facebook has controversially removed
the iconic image of a girl fleeing a Napalm attack during the Vietnam
war from a post, on the grounds of nudity.
The editor of Norwegian
newspaper Aftenposten said the entire post, which was about iconic war
imagery, was later deleted and the account of the reporter behind it
suspended.
Espen Egil Hansen has accused Mark Zuckerberg of "an abuse of power".
Facebook said it has to restrict nudity for cultural reasons.
Mr
Hansen said the image of Kim Phuc, then aged nine, was removed less
than 24 hours after the newspaper received a request from the firm to
either take down the image or pixelate it and before it had responded.
"While
we recognise that this photo is iconic, it's difficult to create a
distinction between allowing a photograph of a nude child in one
instance and not others," Facebook said in a statement.
"We try
to find the right balance between enabling people to express themselves
while maintaining a safe and respectful experience for our global
community. Our solutions won't always be perfect, but we will continue
to try to improve our policies and the ways in which we apply them."
Several
Norwegian politicians, including Prime Minister Erna Solberg, also
shared the image but within hours it had been removed again,
Aftenposten reports.
