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| Newspaper fury over Facebook 'Napalm girl' censorship | Newspaper fury over Facebook 'Napalm girl' censorship |
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| 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. | 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. | 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 Hansenhas accused Mark Zuckerberg of "an abuse of power". | Espen Egil Hansenhas accused Mark Zuckerberg of "an abuse of power". |
| Facebook said it has to restrict nudity for cultural reasons. | Facebook said it has to restrict nudity for cultural reasons. |
| Mr Hansenhas said the image of Kim Phuc, who is now 54 years old 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. | "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." | "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. | |
| Mr Hansenhas has written an open letter to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. | Mr Hansenhas has written an open letter to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. |
| 'Promoting stupidity' | 'Promoting stupidity' |
| He described Mr Zuckerberg as "the world's most powerful editor" but added that he was restricting Aftenposten's own editorial responsibilities. | He described Mr Zuckerberg as "the world's most powerful editor" but added that he was restricting Aftenposten's own editorial responsibilities. |
| "I am worried that the world's most important medium is limiting freedom instead of trying to extend it and that this occasionally happens in an authoritarian way," he wrote. | "I am worried that the world's most important medium is limiting freedom instead of trying to extend it and that this occasionally happens in an authoritarian way," he wrote. |
| The letter goes on to state: "If you will not distinguish between child pornography and documentary photographs from a war, this will simply promote stupidity and fail to bring human beings closer to each other. | The letter goes on to state: "If you will not distinguish between child pornography and documentary photographs from a war, this will simply promote stupidity and fail to bring human beings closer to each other. |
| "To pretend that it is possible to create common, global rules for what may and what may not be published, only throws dust into people's eyes." | "To pretend that it is possible to create common, global rules for what may and what may not be published, only throws dust into people's eyes." |
| He ended the letter saying that Facebook had opened up a lot of positive opportunities and he wanted to see them used "in a better way". | He ended the letter saying that Facebook had opened up a lot of positive opportunities and he wanted to see them used "in a better way". |
| Aftenposten is the largest newspaper in circulation in Norway. | |
| The social network said it had to have the same rules for everybody. | The social network said it had to have the same rules for everybody. |
| Editorial responsibilities | Editorial responsibilities |
| Social media consultant Sue Llewellyn said she believed Facebook's actions were heavy-handed. | Social media consultant Sue Llewellyn said she believed Facebook's actions were heavy-handed. |
| "I understand what they are saying but I think they are over the top," she said. | "I understand what they are saying but I think they are over the top," she said. |
| "It's ridiculous when everybody knows that image, and it is such an iconic image, to ban it." | "It's ridiculous when everybody knows that image, and it is such an iconic image, to ban it." |
| She also disagreed with Mark Zuckerberg's comments last month that his company is a technology firm, not a media organisation. | She also disagreed with Mark Zuckerberg's comments last month that his company is a technology firm, not a media organisation. |
| "You can't be a distributor of news without having editorial responsibilities," she said. "They can't keep washing their hands of it and then censoring content." | "You can't be a distributor of news without having editorial responsibilities," she said. "They can't keep washing their hands of it and then censoring content." |