FB needs an editor

IN Media Watch Briefs | 11/09/2016

Last week Facebook faced a tsunami of criticism after it censored the iconic Pulitzer Prize winning “Napalm girl” picture which was published by a Norwegian writer in a post about historic war photography. On Friday the social media giant reversed its decision to delete the picture of a naked child taken during the Vietnam war. But the incident has raised questions on whether Facebook is equipped for its role as an influential publisher of news, reports The Guardian. Studies have found that Facebook has become the primary source of news for many people. Experts are now saying that “Facebook needs an editor – to stop Facebook from editing” — someone who will know the difference between pornography and the historic picture of a naked girl in Vietnam running from bombs.

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