Facebook will let you post an iconic Vietnam War photo after all

After a day of heated criticism, Facebook has reversed its stance on banning an iconic Vietnam War photo from being shared on its social network. "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," Facebook said in a statement obtained by Recode. The episode is just the latest editorial blunder for the company, which has become a source of constant controversy in the news industry as Facebook's role in disseminating information grows larger.

The image in question, titled "The Terror of War," is a 1972 photograph of naked nine-year-old Kim Phúc running from a napalm attack. It was captured by Associated Press photographer Nick Ut and ultimately won a Pulitzer Prize. However, because of its contents, Facebook's internal review system flagged it as child pornography when Norwegian writer Tom Egeland posted it online as part of a story about influential war photography.