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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. Awesome! by zappepcs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally, we'll get the answer to that burning question: how many pages are there on the Internet?

    The King of Thailand will be honored for finding out before anyone else.

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    1. Re:Awesome! by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny
      The King of Thailand will be honored for finding out before anyone else.

      Well, he won't be reading Slashdot, 'cos he's an arsehole.

      And now neither will anyone else from Thailand...

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    2. Re:Awesome! by UltraAyla · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, he won't be reading Slashdot, 'cos he's an arsehole.

      Since when has that ever prevented anyone from reading slashdot?

    3. Re:Awesome! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Well, he won't be reading Slashdot, 'cos he's an arsehole.

      Since when has that ever prevented anyone from reading slashdot?

      *whoosh!*

      *whoosh!*

  2. Captain Oveur by XanC · · Score: 5, Funny

    Joey, have you ever been to a Turkish prison?

  3. Let me be the first to say... by Stormwatch · · Score: 3, Funny

    King Bhumibol, I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a binturong and your father smelt of durians!

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  4. Re:Simple: Don't go to Thailand by zappepcs · · Score: 4, Funny

    Only if you signed your passport with syousef as your name.

    Good thing you didn't check the box, I'm absolutely certain that Anonymous Coward is banned from traveling to many if not all countries by now.

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  5. Re:Simple: Don't go to Thailand by The+MAZZTer · · Score: 4, Funny

    I seem to remember reading something about their king taking it all in good stride

    You read that on CNN, didn't you?

  6. You don't want to be in a Thai prison? by jsse · · Score: 2, Funny

    It'd not be too bad, consider some of them put males and females in one single large cell!

    They flip side is that you'd possibly be treated as female nevertheless.

  7. Re:This is not a problem with the Thai people by commodoresloat · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hell, we insult sitting Presidents, so why shouldn't we insult dead ones?

    Because it's just not nearly as much fun. Try it yourself and see -- "Grover Cleveland was a fucking pussy." "Andrew Jackson was a racist prick."

    Hey, I think I was wrong; this actually does have its appeal. Millard Fillmore was so fat....

  8. Re:Simple: Don't go to Thailand by dangitman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, the money has the king's picture on it, and the caddies were horrified that his image had been placed on the ground.

    But they're just fine with him being in your pants?

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  9. Re:Thailand's censorship directly impacts our news by houghi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why would you watch CNN if you have Fox?

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  10. Re:Simple: Don't go to Thailand by je+ne+sais+quoi · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hey baby, is that the king of Thailand in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

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