The military junta in Thailand is finding that opposition to its rule is continuing to spread as its autocratic measures increase. This week, news surfaced that seven more people have been charged with Lese Majeste for a wide variety of alleged crimes. Not content with applying the Computer Crimes Act or issuing edicts against specific people’s use of social media, the generals are now pressuring Facebook to block over 100 Facebook pages from being accessed within Thailand.
The military junta in Thailand is finding that opposition to its rule is continuing to spread as its autocratic measures increase. This week, news surfaced that seven more people have been charged with Lese Majeste for a wide variety of alleged crimes. Not content with applying the Computer Crimes Act or issuing edicts against specific people’s use of social media, the generals are now pressuring Facebook to block over 100 Facebook pages from being accessed within Thailand.
