Facebook Lifts Ban on Exposed Nipples in Breastfeeding Pictures; ... June 13, 2014 8:47 AM EDT. I t appears Facebook has withdrawn its ban on female nipples in photos of breastfeeding mothers.

The social-media giant reinstated postings of the ‘napalm girl’ photo that changed the course of the Vietnam War. It's not the first image that’s been blocked for dubious reasons.

But Facebook's decision to ban some breast-feeding photos has angered some users, including U.S. mother Kelli Roman whose photograph of her feeding her daughter was removed by Facebook.

The photo was posted on Facebook by a fan but it was later pulled from the site. The social networking site sent out an email which read: "We do not allow photos that contain nudity, drug use or ...