Mahigit 1 milyong mamamayan ng Thailand, block ng Facebook

ni Twincle Esquierdo | August 25, 2020

Hinadlangan ng Facebook ang mahigit 1 milyong mamamayan ng Thailand dahil pinaguusapan umano kung papaano pababagsakin ang hari sa kanyamg puwesto na pinangungunahan nina dating military Junta chief and unprecedented calls for reforms of the monarchy.

Ginawa ang "Royalist Marketplace" noong Abril ni Pavin Chachavalpongpun, isang self-exiled academic at critic of the monarchy na nakatira sa Japan at sinabing "Facebook had bowed to the military-dominated government’s pressure".

Nakarating sa kanila ang mensaheng “Access to this group has been restricted within Thailand pursuant to a legal request from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society"

Saad ni Pavin, "Our group is part of a democratization process, it is a space for freedom of expression, By doing this, Facebook is cooperating with the authoritarian regime to obstruct democracy and cultivating authoritarianism in Thailand.”

Itinanggi namang sagutin ng Facebook kung bakit nila isinagawa ang pag-blocked.

Ayon sa kumpanya ng makarating sa kanila ang ganitong issue at napag-alaman na nilabang nila ang local law dahil naglalaman ito ng mga paninirang puri tungkol sa Hari.

Sinampahan naman ng kaso local Computer Crime Act, na nagkakahalagang 200,000 baht ($6,367.40) at 5,000 baht ($159.18) kada araw habang patuloy na umiiral ang kaso at cybercrime laban kay Pavin.

Saad ni Ministry spokesman Putchapong Nodthaisong, “The deadline is almost up and Facebook understands the context of Thai society, so they cooperate,”