Thai government tries to shut down 400 websites
Posted in: Censorship at 05/09/2008 10:32
Thailand's Information and Communications Technology Ministry sought court orders yesterday to shut down about 400 websites and advised internet service providers to block 1,200 sites it considers a danger to national security or disturbing social order.
ICT minister Mun Patanotai said the department had advised ISPs to immediately block these websites, which it claimed were detected between March and August this year, and had sought court actions against them under article 20 of Thailand's Computer Crime Act.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/sep/03/digitalmedia.thailand
400 Thai websites shut down
The Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry has detected more than 1,200 websites that violated the Computer Crime Act - of which 344 had content deemed insulting to the monarchy.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/020908_News/02Sep2008_news27.php
