Facebook deletes Norwegian PM’s post as ‘napalm girl’ row escalates

Features regarding Facebook's decision to remove content featuring the Pulitzer-prize winning 'napalm girl' photograph from the Vietnam war.

The row escalated following the deletion of a post from Norway's prime minister voicing support for a Norwegian newspaper that had fallen foul of the social media giant's guidelines.

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The Local.no, 09.09.16: Norway uproar gets Facebook to stop censoring iconic photo http://www.thelocal.no/20160909/norways-pm-and-largest-newspaper-take-on-facebook-censorhip

TIME, 09.09.16: Mark Zuckerberg Has Been Blasted Over Facebook’s Censorship of the ‘Napalm Girl’ Photo http://time.com/4484905/facebook-censorship-napalm-girl-newspaper-editor-norway/

The Guardian, 09.09.16: [Opinion] Erna Solberg: Facebook had no right to edit history https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/09/facebook-napalm-vietnamese-deleted-norway

The Local.no, 10.09.16: Facebook restores Norway PM's 'napalm girl' post http://www.thelocal.no/20160910/facebook-restores-norway-pms-napalm-girl-post

BBC News, 09.09.16: Facebook U-turn over 'Napalm girl' photograph http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37318040

Deutsche Welle, 09.09.16: Norwegian newspaper blasts Facebook's Zuckerberg for censorship http://dw.com/p/1Jyty

Politico, 09.09.16: Facebook rejects censorship criticism over ‘napalm girl’ photo http://www.politico.eu/blogs/spence-on-media/2016/09/facebook/

EUObserver, 09.09.16: Facebook censors Norway's PM https://euobserver.com/nordic/135009

The Guardian, 09.09.16: Mark Zuckerberg accused of abusing power after Facebook deletes 'napalm girl' post https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/08/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-napalm-girl-photo-vietnam-war

The Wall Street Journal, 09.09.16: Facebook Backs Down on Censoring ‘Napalm Girl’ Photo http://www.wsj.com/articles/norway-accuses-facebook-of-censorship-over-deleted-photo-of-napalm-girl-1473428032

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