The video - running to nearly two minutes in length - shows the baby being twisted by her arms and held upside down by her legs as she is picked up and partly submerged in the water dozens of times. -- PHOTO: SCREENGRAB FROM FACEBOOK.
LONDON: Facebook has come under pressure from a leading British child protection charity over a controversial video, which shows a crying baby repeatedly being dunked in a bucket of water, the BBC reported.
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) has criticised the social network over its decision not to remove the clip, which the society said shows a "terrified, sobbing baby" becoming distressed after being picked up and submerged in water several times.
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