Prachatai is now reporting that foreigners in Thailand must now get public permission in order to post anything online while they are in Thailand. This includes contributing to a blog. The Ministry of Culture now has permission forms for foreigners to get signed for permission.
If you think this is a pain, it gets even worse for foreigners who want to host a website in Thailand.
The ministry is claiming that this is not being done to censor the media. They say it is being done in order to prevent negative press affecting tourism or the country's image. Just my opinion, but news like this looks much worse than some tourist saying they had crappy food in Bangkok.
There is issue over whether or not this new law is an elaborate hoax, but while some are denying it, others are confirming it, so there's no real way of knowing if this rumor is true or not. Now, whether they were originally intending for this law to go through or not, there is in fact a form created for people to fill out to post online. Whether or not it is really necessary, we honestly don't know for sure.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment