Facebook is being slammed by Norway’s largest newspaper after the social network deleted a post showing the iconic Vietnam War ‘Napalm Girl’ photo because the shot contains nudity. Aftenposten today published an open letter written by editor-in-chief Espen Egil Hansen titled “Dear Mark.
I am writing this to inform you that I shall not comply […]. petapixel.com
Nick Ut, the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist behind the iconic photo “The Terror of War” known by many as “The Napalm Girl,” has announced that he is officially retiring.
Facebook’s rigid content restrictions and community standards are softening a bit today, and it’s all because of Nick Ut and his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Terror of War, known by many as “Napalm Girl.
It seems like everybody has chimed in about the Facebook censorship controversy surrounding Pulitzer Prize Winning photographer Nick Ut’s photo “Terror of War” … except the photographer himself.
First, Facebook censored (over and over) the iconic Vietman War photo “Terror of War” commonly referred to as “Napalm Girl. ” Then, they backtracked. Finally, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has written an apology letter to Norway’s Prime Minister for the whole debacle.