Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten published an open letter to Facebook that accused CEO Mark Zuckerberg of "abusing your power."
"I am worried that the world’s most important medium is limiting freedom instead of trying to extend it, and that this occasionally happens in an authoritarian way."
The issue at stake was Facebook’s decision to remove a post from Norwegian writer Tom Egeland that featured a Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph that depicted a naked 9-year-old fleeing a napalm blast.
The social media company has now reinstated the image.
"After hearing from our community, we looked again at how our Community Standards were applied in this case. An image of a naked child would normally be presumed to violate our Community Standards, and in some countries might even qualify as child pornography," reads a statement from Facebook, provided to Mashable.
"Because of its status as an iconic image of historical importance, the value of permitting sharing outweighs the value of protecting the community by removal, so we have decided to reinstate the image on Facebook where we are aware it has been removed."
The company also pledged to evaluate its policies to ensure that freedom of expression is not hindered.
