Will next govt repeal ‘Big Brother’ move against netizens
Re: “Big Brother-like control on social media users in Thailand”, The Nation, yesterday.
Hopefully by 2019 we will have a democratically elected government that will repeal this bulls**t.
darksidedog
They won’t – because like all the other bad laws in Thailand, when it’s the other lots turn to benefit from them, they will never repeal them. Self-interest destroying the country (again).
sharecropper
Correct … defamation laws were never amended by either Democrats or Pheu Thai. Whoever is in power likes complete control. So no they won’t change the laws back but will instead use them against their political enemies.
robblok
Censorship only benefits those who want to stifle communication and debate.
Pheu Thai have never tried to shut down any social media platform; only the junta has form here.
Pheu Thai have millions and millions of supporters, and social media is the cheapest and most effective way to communicate with them.
Openness benefits Pheu Thai, censorship benefits the junta. So why would Pheu Thai want to keep a law that helps the junta?
I would also take bets that Pheu Thai won’t ever block access to the Charlie Chaplin movie “The Dictator” on YouTube, won’t ban public gatherings of five or more people, or the three-fingered salute, or reading “1984”, or ban referendum monitoring – and on and on and on it goes.
Smarter Than You
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