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Facebook Reinstates Vietnam Photo After Outcry Over Censorship


Ron Burgundy
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The front cover of Norway's largest newspaper by circulation, Aftenposten, is seen at a news stand in OsloBy Terje Solsvik and Yasmeen Abutaleb OSLO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Facebook Inc on Friday reinstated a Vietnam War-era photo of a naked girl fleeing a napalm attack, after a public outcry over its removal of the image including harsh criticism from Norway's prime minister. In a clash between a democratically elected leader and the social media giant over how to patrol the Internet, Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg said Facebook was editing history by erasing images of the iconic 1972 "Napalm Girl" photograph, which showed children running from a bombed village. The company initially said the photo violated its Community Standards barring child nudity on the site.




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