Censored because "photos that show completely naked people and make their genitals visible or totally naked women according to our rules must be totally removed". With this explanation Facebook has canceled from the official profile of the Norwegian writer Tom Egeland the famous photo of the Vietnamese girl running naked crying after being hit by napalm in Vietnam.
The episode caused much discussion in Norway. Hansen Espen Egil, director of Aftenposten, the country's main newspaper, wrote an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg in which he claims that Facebook's number one "has deliberately and unscrupulously abused his power on social media".
Egeland a few weeks ago on his account had posted seven photographs that had changed the story of the wars. Among the images also appeared the one taken by Nick Ut of little Kim Phuc. But Facebook removed it. The protagonist of the picture then wrote a letter of protest which was published on the profile of the Norwegian writer. At that point the author was banned and his account suspended. The Aftenposten has taken up the news by sharing it on its official profile. However, Facebook on its own initiative deleted the article and the image from the official account of the newspaper.
“Photos that show completely naked people and make their genitals visible or totally naked women according to our rules must be totally removed” was the explanation. "Facebook's decision - writes Hansen in the letter to Zuckerberg - reveals a total inability to distinguish between pedophile pornography and a famous war photo, and a lack of will to give room for free judgments".
