The Image of Famine That Facebook Tried to Censor | PDNPulse

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A New York Times article on the mounting risk of widespread famine in Yemen showed images by photojournalist Tyler Hicks of malnourished, critically ill children amidst the Saudi-led war against Houthi rebels backed by Iran. The article went viral, as peo

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Speaking that day at a PDN Talk, “Covering Conflict,” photojournalist Alex Potter, who has lived in and covered Yemen before and after the current crisis, called Facebook’s action “a form of censorship.”