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Business Matters: Facebook Relents After Fury Over Napalm Girl Image

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Facebook Relents After Fury Over Napalm Girl Image

10/09/2016 GMT

BBC World Service - Business Matters, Facebook Relents After Fury Over Napalm Girl Image

Social media giant has allowed iconic Vietnam War photograph to be shared on its platform

Facebook says it will allow an iconic 1972 photograph of a girl fleeing a napalm attack during the Vietnam war to be used on its platform. The company had previously removed the image, posted by a Norwegian author, on the grounds that it contained nudity. The editor of Norway's largest newspaper had written an open letter to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg calling the ban 'an abuse' of power.

A Volkswagen engineer has pleaded guilty to involvement in the German carmaker's diesel emissions scandal. James Liang pleaded guilty to violation of the clean air act, a wire fraud count and a consumer fraud count for his role in designing a so-called defeat device that was activated during emissions tests.  The company has already agreed to spend up to $16bn on related court claims.

Online accommodation site Airbnb has introduced a new policy to prevent hosts from cancelling bookings on racial grounds. The company said it would reduce the prominence of photos, introduce new technology, and ask users to sign an anti-discrimination agreement.

Joining the programme for the hour is Elizabeth Jackson, an ABC journalist and radio presenter in Sydney.

(Photo credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)

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