Thailand seeks to block YouTube videos again

Thailand seeks to block YouTube videos again

Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:09pm IST

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand is seeking to block clips on video-sharing Web site YouTube, accusing the chief royal adviser of being the mastermind of the bloodless coup last year, a top Justice Ministry official said on Friday.

The government, which lifted a five-month ban on YouTube in August after it agreed to block clips deemed offensive to revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was seeking a court order to block two video clips posted recently on YouTube - Broadcast Yourself..

"In the next couple of days, we will seek a court order to block those links deemed to cause public confusion and threaten national security," Yanaphon Youngyuen, head of the Justice Ministry's Internet crimes unit, told Reuters.

"While awaiting the court order, we are seeking cooperation from Internet service providers to block those links," he said.

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At least they are going about through due process this time.

And blocking only the links to the offending video clips and not the whole site.

Still stinks though.

This kind of abuse by the censors is predicable - a precedent has been set - it will now become a part of accepted Thai internet culture.

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Originally Posted by watterinja

This kind of abuse my the censors is predicable - a precedent has been set - it will now become a part of accepted Thai internet culture.

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Yes, I agree with you. I do believe this practice has now been accepted by Thais as completely normal. I doubt we will see any public outcry in the future as this practice continues.

Knowing how Thais feel towards the King you can hardly be surprised they are blocking them. As much as I hate censorship, you can't blame them for not wanting the younger generation, who are the more active on Youtube, to see what is basically very, very insulting vids, which serve no real purpose.

That said, the responses from Thais who saw the last batch were quite commendable.

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Originally Posted by Mid

block those links deemed to cause public confusion

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Gotta love the language, tho...
:D

Well, they're going to keep martial law going after the election, so why not censorship:

https://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asi...-election.html

It really does boil down to immaturity & insecurity... imho...

UPDATE 1-Thailand seeks to block YouTube videos again
Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:48am BST

(Recasts paragraph 1 to clarify)

BANGKOK, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Thailand is seeking to block clips on video-sharing Web site YouTube that accuse the chief royal adviser of masterminding last year's bloodless coup, a top Justice Ministry official said on Friday. The government, which lifted a five-month ban on YouTube in August after it agreed to block clips deemed offensive to revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, was seeking a court order to block two video clips posted recently on YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

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I had to laugh. My friend was at the house and got on the net. He was checking the TV website for something and the site was down. I told him to go to teakdoor and check it out and he saw the thread about youtube......now he is claiming that TV has been been blocked as well. He is sure of it and that it is a Thai conspiracy. I assured him that if TV is blocked, he can always go to teakdoor instead. Now all he needs to do is become a member.

Anyone else found the TV site to be down for the past several hours?????

Funny now that I posted, he has been able to get to the site...:lam:....


:sorry1:

They are just having their normal server problems, its working now.

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Originally Posted by dirtydog

They are just having their normal server problems, its working now.and again

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fixed ............

My argument remains. 3rd world or not???

Your Guide To Countries That Have Banned YouTube
Sep. 21, 2007 at 10:09am Eastern by Barry Schwartz


Thailand Blocks YouTube Over Video Insult To King from April 2007 was the first time Thailand blocked YouTube.

YouTube Forced To Shut Down In Brazil in January 2007 was about the Daniela Cicarelli and boyfriend sex video that made it to YouTube.

YouTube Blocked In Turkey in March 2007 for an insulting video of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkey.

YouTube Banned in Morocco from Mashable in May 2007 shows how the North African country banned YouTube, without official reason.

YouTube banned in cyber-bully fight from The Age in March 2007 shows how Victoria has banned YouTube in state schools to help prevent cyber bullying.

YouTube Banned on Military Computers from TrustDig on May 2007 reports that the US military banned YouTube to address bandwidth issues.

Iran Bans YouTube from Mashable in December 2006 reported Iran was banned on the "basis of the Islamic Republic of Iran laws."

searchengineland.com

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My argument remains. 3rd world or not???

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Yep... certainly seems that way...

Turkey orders YouTube blocked over clips

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
2007-09-21


ANKARA, Turkey - A Turkish court has ordered the country's telecommunications company to block access to the popular video-sharing site YouTube because of clips the court deems insulting to leading political figures.

It was the second time Turkey has blocked access to YouTube. In March, the site owned by Google Inc. was blocked for two days after a complaint that some clips insulted Turkey's founder, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. The ban was lifted after the offending clips were removed.

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money.canoe.ca

Possible to web cam..you know...in LOS now,or are stormtroopers
with not enough tea money gonna come knockin on your door.
And what about "fun" sites..same same? Anyone gone on unhampered
since the "net law" changes?

^
do what you like.

this is a lawless society we are lucky enough to live in.

haven't stumbled on a blocked site in months and I push the boundaries of depravity.

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Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

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do what you like.

this is a lawless society we are lucky enough to live in.

haven't stumbled on a blocked site in months and I push the boundaries of depravity.

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Words of wisdom from RSPCA's most wanted man. :bunny3:

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Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

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do what you like.

this is a lawless society we are lucky enough to live in.

haven't stumbled on a blocked site in months and I push the boundaries of depravity.

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...Maybe you're right Chiang Mai. You've webcammed and downloaded
p__n no prob since recent changes?

^No, not porn, he's been downloading Barbara Dixon's greatest hits :doglol: