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Democracy Abhisit Vejjajiva style: Eliminate freedom of speech

MICT instructs ISPs to block over 60 ‘red’ websites

Fri, 17/04/2009 - 16:01

During the unrest this week, the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology sent e-mails to Internet Service Providers and webmasters to block websites which support the red-shirts.

Since April 13, the Director of MICT’s Information Technology Supervision Office, Aree Jiworarak, has sent a series of emails, citing the Emergency Decree, instructing ISPs and webmasters to block websites associated with the red-shirt demonstrators, with lists of the websites attached.

He also asks ISPs and webmasters to report back to him on their implementation, and inform him of any websites that might violate the Emergency Decree.


Recent List of websites

1. http://www.justin.tv/nationsiam
2. http://www.konthai.org/
3. http://www.thaifreenews.com/
4. http://www.thairedshirt-democracy.org/cbox/s1.html
5. http://www.democracytoday.tv/
6. http://www.thaipeoplevoice.org/
7. http://freethais.com/update_13apr09.php
8. http://www.wered.net
9. http://www.redplus.org/
10. http://thaienews.blogspot.com/
11. http://www.prachachonthai.com
12. http://www.cbnpress.com/
13. http://uddtoday.ning.com/
14. http://www.thaireduk.com/
15. http://www.nocoup.net/
16. http://downmerng.blogspot.com/
17. http://www.jakrapob.net/
18. http://www.truethaksin.com/
19. http://www.chupong.com/
20. http://www.rednon.com
21. http://www.chupong.org/
22. http://www.serichon.com/
23 http://www.nationsiam.com/
24 http://www.gmm2008.com/index.php
25. http://thaksin.wordpress.com/
26. http://thaipresslog.blogspot.com/
27. http://thaiopinions.blogspot.com/
28. http://www.newskythailand.com
29. http://sites.google.com/site/prachathaiclub/Home
30. http://siamfreedom.blogspot.com/
31. http://www.priority-radio.com/
32. http://www.cbox.ws
33. http://www3.cbox.ws/box/
34. http://www.no-ip.org
35. mms://ptv.no-ip.org/mvtv_5
36. mms://baygon2.no-ip.org/TPV1
37. mms://baygon2.no-ip.org/livetv
38. mms://chupong.no-ip.org/chupong
39. http://www.dstation.tv/
40. http://365boxstv.com/tvonline_varietyone-link2.html
41. www.redplusplus.com
42. www.salidausa.com
43. http://redplusplus.net/
44. http://www.windowscare.in.th/index.php
45. http://www.norporchorusa.com/
46. http://lbsapp.freewillsolutions.com/images/usbank.com/internetBanking/CmdId/
47. http://www.sanamluang.in.th/
47. 61.19.241.228
48. 61.19.241.237
49. http://www.rednews.info/
50. http://www.rednews.info/live/sanamluang-2.htm
51. http://democraticthai.com/
52. http://www.badict.2hell.com
54. http://www.thairedusa.com/
55. http://365boxs.com/tvonline_varietyone.html
56. http://www.salidausa.com
57. http://www.chupong-radio.com/
58. http://www.arayachon.org/
59. http://www.thairedshirt-democracy.org/
60. http://www.khonthai.org
61. http://www.prachachonthai.com/
62. http://www.clubthaksin.com/
63. http://www.shinawatradio.com/

Source:
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How many wesites in total have been blocked since 2006 coup and how many are being blocked since Abhisit weasled his way into power?


Abhisit Vejjajiva is proving to be no more than a nasty two faced puppet of the elite. Preventing people to use the Internet to verify the truth for themselves reeks of a system designed to keep the poor ignorant: and all with the approval from the top.

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Pro-red websites blocked, radio stations raided


By Thaweeporn Kummetha
The Nation

Published on April 17, 2009

Since the state of emergency was put in effect on Sunday, more than 60 pro-Thaksin Shinawatra websites have been blocked and the offices of community radio stations in three provinces and that of satellite TV channel D-Station raided.

Police yesterday raided the offices of D-Station on Lat Phrao road and the offices of community radio stations in Udon Thani, Chiang Mai and Lampang as per orders from the Emergency Execution Command (EEC), the agency involved with handling the country under the Emergency Decree.

In following the EEC order, the Information Technology Regulation Office gave Internet service providers a list of 67 websites it deemed as instigating insurrection to block since Monday evening, said Aree Jiwararak, director of the Information Technology Regulation Office.

The websites that have been blocked include Sameskybooks.org, Newskythailand.com and Sericon.com. On some sites only the content was blocked, while some could not be accessed at all.

Asked if the blockades would be cancelled if the emergency were to be lifted, Aree said he had to consult with the prime minister before doing anything.

Supinya Klangnarong, a media rights activist, said people should not be blocked from expressing their opinions online because mainstream media had lost its credibility in providing unbiased reports.

"If the government threatens online liberty, that would boomerang back. The government should allow Internet to be the space where people can freely search for information they want and express what they think. If not, the things could get more severe," Supinya said.

Thanapon Eiwsakul, owner of the blocked Sameskybooks.org, said the government could not really block any websites as such, because people could find ways in anyway. Moreover, censoring might make people believe in fake reports.

"Since people could not use the Internet to verify the truth for themselves, they would be vulnerable to believing rumours that might not be true," Thanapon said.

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Just imagine the uproar if the Yellow shirt media were shutdown.
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