Norway takes on Facebook in battle over 'napalm girl' photo

A Norwegian revolt against Facebook's nude photo restrictions has escalated as the prime minister posted a 1972 image of a naked, screaming girl running from a napalm attack, and the social media network promptly deleted it.

Norway takes on Facebook in battle over 'napalm girl' photo

A Norwegian revolt against Facebook's nude photo restrictions has escalated as the prime minister posted a 1972 image of a naked, screaming girl running from a napalm attack, and the social media network promptly deleted it.

Politicians of all stripes, journalists and regular Norwegians backed Prime Minister Erna Solberg, defiantly sharing the Pulitzer Prize-winning image by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut.

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