Facebook backs down from 'napalm girl' censorship and reinstates photo

Company U-turns on its decision to remove the iconic Vietnam war photo featuring a naked girl after global outcry and accusations of 'abusing power'

Facebook has decided to allow users to share an iconic Vietnam war photo featuring a naked girl after CEO Mark Zuckerberg was accused of abusing his power when the social media company censored the image.

Norway's largest newspaper published a front-page open letter to Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday, slamming Facebook's decision to censor the historic photograph of nine-year-old Kim Phic running away from a napalm attack and calling on the CEO to live up to his role as "the world's most powerful editor".