news :Mark Zuckerberg under pressure to explain why ‘napalm girl’ photograph from Vietnam War was censored on Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg under pressure to explain why 'napalm girl' photograph from Vietnam War was censored on Facebook

Staff writer News Corp Australia NetworkIT'S one of the most haunting images of the Vietnam War.Children flee for their lives after a napalm bomb attack in Trang Bang southeast of the country.In the centre of the frame running towards the camera is a naked nine-year-old girl, Phan Thị Kim Phúc, also known as the 'Napalm Girl'.

Mark Zuckerberg accused of 'abusing' power after Facebook censors 'Napalm girl' Vietnam war photo

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of "abusing" his power by the editor of a Norwegian newspaper after Facebook censored posts from the newspaper and a Norwegian author containing the iconic "Napalm Girl" photo from the Vietnam war.Aftenposten, Norway's largest newspaper, posted a scathing front-page letter directed at the Facebook CEO on Friday, accusing him of failing to take the social network's editorial responsibilities as a media organisation seriously, risking dangerous consequences for democracy."I am upset, disappointed — well, in fact even afraid - of what you are about to do to a mainstay of our democratic society," writes editor Epsen Egil Hansen.

Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook censors Vietnam war 'napalm girl' photo

Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of an abuse of power after Facebook censored one of the most famous images of the Vietnam war from Facebook.Norway's largest newspaper on Thursday published a front-page open letter to the social network's founder slamming the company's decision to remove historic photo the Terror of War.The Pulitzer prize-winning photograph by Nick Ut shows children, including a naked nine-year-old Kim Phuc, fleeing a napalm attack during the Vietnam war.

Mark Zuckerberg accused of 'abusing' power after Facebook removes Vietnam war photo

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of "abusing" his power as the "world's most powerful editor" by Norway's largest newspaper, which slammed the social network for removing an iconic photograph from the Vietnam war.Espen Egil Hansen, editor-in-chief and chief executive of Aftenposten called for a change in Facebook's content rules and said the current state of affairs is stifling democratic debate."I am upset, disappointed – well, in fact even afraid - of what you are about to do to a mainstay of our democratic society," Hansen wrote in a front page open letter for his newspaper.

Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes iconic Vietnam photo

THE CEO OF Facebook Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of abusing his power after a historic photograph of the Vietnam war was censored by the social media site.The editor of Norway's largest newspaper, Aftenposten, published a front-page letter to Zuckerberg after a famous photograph by Nick Ut, showing a naked 9-year-old Kim Phúc running away from a napalm attack during the Vietnam war, was deleted by Facebook.An open letter from editor-in-chief @eghan to Facebook-founder Mark Zuckerberg: - Dear Mark.https://t.co/Ile7ZXeZT8 pic.twitter.com/oY3AG1L1tU — Aftenposten (@Aftenposten) September 9, 2016 Source: Aftenposten /TwitterEspen Egil Hansen wrote, "I am upset, disappointed – well, in fact even afraid – of what you are about to do to a mainstay of our democratic society."He called on Zuckerberg to live up to his role as "the world's most powerful editor".