A controversial Facebook page encouraging users to submit lewd photos of young girls has been shut down.

Complaints from around the world led to the "(Controversial Humour) 12 year old slut memes" page being removed.

The page featured photos of girls in sexualised poses along with screenshots of conversations seemingly taken from girls' Facebook walls.

Users were also able to comment on content submitted to the site.

The page, which was established in August and listed two Australian men as administrators, attracted more than 200,000 'likes' before it was closed down.