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.
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