It's interesting to see so many reactions on this issue. I am in Thailand right now and usually use YOUTUBE practically everyday and thought maybe some people would like to hear my opinion. (If not, just skip it XD) I think for ICT to ban the whole YOUTUBE web because of one clip (now 10?) is really ridiculous. It makes it seem like we're really incompetent in using the internet (not knowing how to flag things properly when even the Japanese broadcasting companies know the procedures in getting youtube to take down certain videos with copyright issues) and putting Thailand itself into a bad light... I mean, I respect and love my king, but this is wayyy too extreme. Notice: The king himself isn't as concerned as the ICT. His majesty once said that we shouldn't place him on a pedestal too. A man's deed will determine the voice of crowd as to whether he is indeed a man to be respected or not.
There should be no reason to get angry at things you don't believe to be true.
You can not stop people from saying things you don't like to hear, but you can change yourself so that you don't have to care about them. For the ICT to engage in censorship is to put the king into a very vulnerable position of attack even if when you seriously look at the whole deal...he didn't even do anything.
It's actually kind of childish...
Um... ICT...if you are reading this...can you please unblock YOUTUBE now?
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It's interesting to see so many reactions on this issue. I am in Thailand right now and usually use YOUTUBE practically everyday and thought maybe some people would like to hear my opinion. (If not, just skip it XD) I think for ICT to ban the whole YOUTUBE web because of one clip (now 10?) is really ridiculous. It makes it seem like we're really incompetent in using the internet (not knowing how to flag things properly when even the Japanese broadcasting companies know the procedures in getting youtube to take down certain videos with copyright issues) and putting Thailand itself into a bad light... I mean, I respect and love my king, but this is wayyy too extreme. Notice: The king himself isn't as concerned as the ICT. His majesty once said that we shouldn't place him on a pedestal too. A man's deed will determine the voice of crowd as to whether he is indeed a man to be respected or not. There should be no reason to get angry at things you don't believe to be true. You can not stop people from saying things you don't like to hear, but you can change yourself so that you don't have to care about them. For the ICT to engage in censorship is to put the king into a very vulnerable position of attack even if when you seriously look at the whole deal...he didn't even do anything. It's actually kind of childish... Um... ICT...if you are reading this...can you please unblock YOUTUBE now?