Thailand Seeks to Block Facebook Pages That Insult Monarchy
- Telecoms regulator applies to block access to 131 pages
- Government accuses pages of violating lese-majeste laws
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Thailand’s military government sought court orders to block access to 131 Facebook Inc. pages deemed illegal for insulting the monarchy or containing pornographic material.
Thai authorities are working with Facebook to resolve the matter, Takorn Tantasith, secretary general of the National Broadcasting & Telecommunications Commission, told reporters in Bangkok. The government had set a 10 a.m. deadline on Tuesday for the Thai Internet Service Provider Association to remove Facebook posts and links to web pages.