Facebook has reversed its decision to block the famous image showing a naked girl suffering from a South Vietnamese napalm attack, after the network was accused of censorship around the world.

The social network was under immense pressure and ridicule after it emerged the website blocked the photo, which shows the naked 9-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc running away in terror after her village was hit by a napalm attack. The photo “breached” Facebook’s standards for nudity in the image.

Facebook decided to reverse its decision Friday after it “listened to the community” and recognised the “global importance” of the photo.

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