Comments on: The King and I: Thailand’s Royal Firewall http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/11/24/the-king-and-i-thailands-royal-firewall/ Thoughts from the Internet and Democracy Project team at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:33:58 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Talen http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/11/24/the-king-and-i-thailands-royal-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-18757 Talen Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:18:46 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=314#comment-18757 Politically Thailand has always been a quagmire but I would hardly categorize it as going down hill fast. The current government is gung ho on quelling any bad talk about the party. What the government has censored isn't as scary as how they are currently using the Lese Majeste laws to quiet their detractors. Politically Thailand has always been a quagmire but I would hardly categorize it as going down hill fast. The current government is gung ho on quelling any bad talk about the party.

What the government has censored isn’t as scary as how they are currently using the Lese Majeste laws to quiet their detractors.

]]> By: Internet & Democracy Blog » Thai Gets Ten Years For YouTube Post http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/11/24/the-king-and-i-thailands-royal-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-14449 Internet & Democracy Blog » Thai Gets Ten Years For YouTube Post Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:08:48 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=314#comment-14449 [...] to ten years (reduced from twenty) for uploading content to YouTube that violated Thailand’s medieval lese majeste laws and a junta-era cybercrime law. The exact details of Thakhor’s alleged [...] [...] to ten years (reduced from twenty) for uploading content to YouTube that violated Thailand’s medieval lese majeste laws and a junta-era cybercrime law. The exact details of Thakhor’s alleged [...]

]]> By: » China, Wikileaks and Democracy I&D Blog http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/11/24/the-king-and-i-thailands-royal-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-14194 » China, Wikileaks and Democracy I&D Blog Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:06:29 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=314#comment-14194 [...] as well as blacklists. This includes countries like Denmark and Australia, and to a lesser degree Thailand, where a presumption of free speech seems warranted. According to Wikileaks, the Danish blacklist [...] [...] as well as blacklists. This includes countries like Denmark and Australia, and to a lesser degree Thailand, where a presumption of free speech seems warranted. According to Wikileaks, the Danish blacklist [...]

]]> By: » Internet Boasts 1 Billion Users Globally I&D Blog http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/11/24/the-king-and-i-thailands-royal-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-5922 » Internet Boasts 1 Billion Users Globally I&D Blog Sun, 01 Feb 2009 01:22:31 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=314#comment-5922 [...] Importantly, however, the op-ed is quick to qualify by also stating some of the new problems which global internet usage represents: sexual exploitation, illegal downloads and the slow decline of traditional journalism. (Unfortunately, the article remains conspicuously silent about Thai internet censorship.) [...] [...] Importantly, however, the op-ed is quick to qualify by also stating some of the new problems which global internet usage represents: sexual exploitation, illegal downloads and the slow decline of traditional journalism. (Unfortunately, the article remains conspicuously silent about Thai internet censorship.) [...]

]]> By: » Thai Website Blacklist Leaked I&D Blog http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/11/24/the-king-and-i-thailands-royal-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-4414 » Thai Website Blacklist Leaked I&D Blog Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:38:12 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=314#comment-4414 [...] to control the internet, especially supposed infractions of its severe lese majeste law (see my piece earlier this year, as well as this article for more background on Thai [...] [...] to control the internet, especially supposed infractions of its severe lese majeste law (see my piece earlier this year, as well as this article for more background on Thai [...]

]]> By: R. Reese http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/2008/11/24/the-king-and-i-thailands-royal-firewall/comment-page-1/#comment-4267 R. Reese Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:01:24 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/idblog/?p=314#comment-4267 The censorship in Thailand is one of the reasons I will be leaving here at the end of the year. I've lived here for 8 years but political instability, and censorship which is becoming dictatorial and frightening are some of the reasons why I'll be moving to Japan to continue teaching there. Thailand is going downhill fast. As the rest of the world moves forward and much of Asia is becoming more and more modern, the Thai government(s) seem to think going backwards is going to help Thailand. Thailand's economy is in decline, their education system is a disaster and worsening by the year, and now people's access to things on the internet and in movies is being reduced every year. Chock dii (good luck) Thailand. But I'm finished here. The censorship in Thailand is one of the reasons I will be leaving here at the end of the year. I’ve lived here for 8 years but political instability, and censorship which is becoming dictatorial and frightening are some of the reasons why I’ll be moving to Japan to continue teaching there.

Thailand is going downhill fast. As the rest of the world moves forward and much of Asia is becoming more and more modern, the Thai government(s) seem to think going backwards is going to help Thailand. Thailand’s economy is in decline, their education system is a disaster and worsening by the year, and now people’s access to things on the internet and in movies is being reduced every year.

Chock dii (good luck) Thailand. But I’m finished here.

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