Coss Posted May 26, 2017 Report Share Posted May 26, 2017 Firstly, please let me say, on behalf of right-thinking people every where, I applaud the efforts of the Thai Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry. Foreign persons who try, to incorrectly, provide proof for unsubstantiated rumours, are doing nothing to uphold the pristine good name of our betters. Anyone found attempting to do so should be removed. I believe there is a crack team being dispatched, possibly by next week, to where-ever Zuckerberg is (maybe Macedonia or with a name like that, prolly Latvia) to inform him with maximum force, of concerns about the tardiness, of facebook's actions, when it comes to complying with Thailand's will. Now the article preview: THE DIGITAL Economy and Society (DE) Ministry has managed to have Facebook block 131 remaining posts deemed illegal under a sweeping court order since Tuesday. The ministry planned to block access to more than 100 posts on social media outlets, including YouTube and Twitter, by the end of this week for posting content deemed illegal or improper, according to the DE Deputy Permanent Secretary Somsak Kaosuwan. Early this month, the authorities issued an ultimatum to many social outlets to block access to hundreds of web pages and URLs featuring “dubious†content. After Tuesday’s deadline passed, the ministry claimed that all 131 posts on Facebook alone had been blocked in the Kingdom. A Facebook spokesperson said the company would render the content unavailable in the specific country or territory and notify people who try to access it why it is restricted... more at: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30316446 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted May 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2017 Mind you, the wires are abuzz with reports of Western Governments, wanting social media to purge content from Extremist Islamists, in the wake of the Manchester bombing. Shoe, other foot... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Is "131" code for something, or is that the number of posts they're proud of blocking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 the number of posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted June 21, 2017 Report Share Posted June 21, 2017 Wow, impressive. Wonder how long it will take to get to 132? And how many billions of posts will have flowed by like the Mae Naam herself in the interim... You can't win if you're fighting Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 GOVT BACKTRACKS FROM WEAK BASIS FOR THREATENING FACEBOOK, AGAIN By Sasiwan Mokkhasen, Staff Reporter - July 5, 2017 5:58 pm Vice President of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission Nathee Sukonrat, also a chairman of the committee on OTT media regulation, calls online video platforms to register with them or risk being declared illegal on June 27 at its headquarters in Bangkok. Photo: NBTC BANGKOK — Telecommunications regulators said Wednesday they decided to drop an ultimatum given to top foreign online platforms after finding flaws in their own enforcement. Not only has the July 22 registration deadline for YouTube, Facebook and Netflix been dropped, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, or NBTC, said the program – already joined by 11 online platforms – would be voided because its weak legal basis could lead to litigation. The regulator’s top executive, Takorn Tantasith, said they would draft new specific regulations to support the goal of bringing online providers into the regulatory fold and will hold a public hearing before issuing the measures within three months, Matichon reported. The NBTC’s previous call referred to the 2010 law for the allocation of radio and television frequencies and regulation of broadcasts and telecommunications. Under its interpretation, online platforms that transmit video online are broadcasters and must register to be regulated as “over-the-top†media. Companies that fall under that category such as Iflix, TrueVisions Anywhere, AIS Play and Line TV already complied, but the top three platforms – Facebook, YouTube and Netflix – have not done so. Authorities pressured them by threatening top ad-buyers with prosecution if they continued to advertise with them after July 22. The Asia Internet Coalition – a trade association which counts Facebook among its members – issued a statement last week saying it was deeply concerned about the policy. It urged the NBTC to draft the new regulations transparently and openly in consultation with the public. The chairman of the NBTC’s regulatory committee in charge of this program, Nathee Sukonrat, responded the next day by saying his committee does not have to listen to the association. “I don’t need to reply to their statement because they are just lobbyists. I don’t value them,†he said. Another top executive admitted today they need new detailed regulations to prevent them from being sued, and that the committee headed by Nathee would have to draft them. “Companies deemed to be OTT media in Thailand must register in 90 days after the new law comes into effect,†Takorn said Wednesday. In May, this same government organization threatened legal action against Facebook for not removing content it deemed illegal. They later learned the social media company had not done so because the NBTC had failed to furnish necessary court warrants. Following the aggressive move by regulator last week, internet freedom advocates expressed concerns by saying that the regulation of online media is against the principle of the NBTC and the law it cited. Arthit Suriyawongkul, of the Thai Netizen Network, said both were created to help allocate limited public resources such as radio and television frequencies. This logic does not apply to the internet, he said. Even if the NBTC broadens the definition of media under the new law it plans to draft, Arthit said, “We need to question how justified it is for the organic law to stretch the power of the original act.†http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2017/07/05/govt-backtracks-weak-basis-threatening-facebook/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted July 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2017 And unless they cut off all forms of communication with the rest of the world, Thai's will still see Facebook et al, elsewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Picking a fight with Facebook etc these days is like arguing against gravity -- pointless exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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