Facebook failed in its bid to prevent a lawsuit filed by a 14-year old girl - a revenge porn victim whose photos appeared on the website, from pushing through. The social media company failed to prevent the photos from being uploaded on its platform.

A trial court in Belfast, Northern Ireland denied the California-based company's petition to stop the girl - whose name is withheld on account of her status as a minor, from pursuing the case. That means the case can now push through to a full-blown trial.

Facebook's platform has been using PhotoDNA - a Microsoft-powered technology that prevents photos containing child exploitation from being uploaded, since 2011. The company, however, remains mum on questions as to why the system failed to detect the girl's revenge porn pictures.

Lawyers representing the revenge porn victim are suing for damages from violating the Data Protection Act, negligence, and private information misuse. They referred to the act of posting the photos in question as a form of child abuse and hate speech.

Nonetheless, Facebook responded to the ruling by insisting that it has taken down the photos several times. The girl's lawyers, however, said that the company should've prevented the photos from being republished through an effective identification and tracking system.

"There's no place for [nudity and sexual exploitation] on Facebook and we remove it when it's reported to us," said a Facebook spokesperson in an interview with CNN. The girl's case, however, shows that the company has inconsistencies when it comes to allowing posts with nude images.

Having come under fire for banning the classic "Napalm Girl" photo taken during the Vietnam War, Facebook has been slammed for incoherencies to its policy against showing nude children. The website has since allowed users to post the photo following a public outrage.

Watch CNN's report "Facebook sued by teen over nude photo" here: