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Thailand clamps down on rude websites: “

You’d think they have bigger problems

Thai authorities have reportedly moved to shut down hundreds of websites they view as a threat to national security, amid ongoing civil unrest in Bangkok.…

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(Via The Register - Public Sector.)

Thai government censors Internet for ‘national security’: “

Sylvie Barak the Inquirer, Wednesday 3 September 2008. 23:42:00

Thai the interweb down, sport

SHOWING THE WORLD what it really thinks about all this democracy rubbish, the Thai government has decided to close down and block over 1600 websites, purportedly in the name of national security. Mun Patanotai, Thailand’s Information and Communications Technology Minister, yesterday petitioned his country’s courts to close down some 400…

(Via The Inquirer.)

Censoring Free Speech in Thailand:

Thailand’s military junta’s fifth order following its coup d’etat September 19, 2006 was to appoint an Official Censor of the Military Coup. The overthrown elected government had publicly stated that it intended to block 800,000 websites.

Thailand’s Official Censor never got that far but he did manage to block 17,793 sites before a general election. In addition the Royal Thai Police claim to block a further 32,500. The junta obviously considered the Internet a dangerous place as its ICT Ministry introduced a Computer-Related Crimes Act to the military-appointed parliament as its first law.

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