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More Websites Offending Thai Monarchy Blocked

Posted by timothy on from the really-could-skip-the-whole-prison-thing-altogether dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Thailand is ramping up their media wide censorship of anything that remotely offends Thai royalty. In the last three weeks, another 2,300 websites have been blocked. Another ~4,000 are soon expected. And not just websites, but books as well as the Economist have been blocked. And anyone caught publishing such material, including foreigners, will get 3 to 15 years in a Thai prison. You don't want to be in a Thai prison!"

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  1. Re:Simple: Don't go to Thailand by QuantumG · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Yeah, every now and then someone asks me if I want to go to Thailand or some other oppressive nation and I'm like "uhhh, no thanks!" and they're completely baffled as to what I could possibly have against leaving my nice little democratic country where attempting to bribe an officer of the law get you arrested rather than be expected.

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  2. Mystery Man Wins! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You haven't been paying attention to CNN's self-censorship during Obama's campaign, have you?