The junta has given Facebook until today to comply with rules or risk losing Thai users
The Thai Internet Service Provider (TISPA) has announced that it may have to block access to Facebook starting today due to increasing pressure from the government.
The military junta has warned the social media giant that if it does not remove content deemed illegal in Thailand by Tuesday, they will block access to the site in the country.
According to Bangkok Post, “Thai authorities have demanded Facebook remove 131 separate Facebook posts which they deemed illegal. The Criminal Court has signed orders to take down the posts; otherwise the Thai unit of the US social media giant will face legal action.”
However, the government has made it known to TISPA that they will no longer resort to legal action, but will shut the site off entirely if the remaining pages have not been taken down.
The initial number of pages deemed illegal was 309. Since then Facebook has cooperated with the Thai government and removed 178 of 309 pages. However, as of yesterday morning, 131 posts were still up.
Thailand is one of the biggest users of Facebook in Southeast Asia with users spending an average 2.35 hours per day on the social media site.
Read more here
Related articles:
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
They still have that kid locked up for liking a post about the King on Facebook. I dont think Facebook is the problem here. A criminal lawyer in Thailand told me that the law is so strict when it comes to anything remotely related to the King. So like and comment at your own risk!