By Rebecca Stewart

Facebook has u-turned on a decision to censor the iconic ‘napalm girl’ photo taken during the Vietnam war amid increasing pressure from the global media.

Taken by photographer Nick Ut for the Associated Press, the 1972 Pulitzer Prize-winning picture was deemed unsuitable for Facebook due to the fact it depicted an unclothed child.

The company has released a statement noting that the image will no longer by blocked by its moderators, asserting that the historical status of the image “outweighs the value of protecting the community by removal.”

Facebook’s initial choice to block the historic photo from news feeds provoked a major Read full story ›

Source: The Drum