BANGKOK: Facebook on Monday blocked access within Thailand to a group with 1 million members that discusses the country's king, after the Thai government threatened legal action over failure to take down content deemed defamatory to the monarchy.
On Monday night, the group's page brought up a message:"Access to this group has been restricted within Thailand pursuant to a legal request from the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.""Our group is part of a democratisation process, it is a space for freedom of expression," Pavin told Reuters."By doing this, Facebook is cooperating with the authoritarian regime to obstruct democracy and cultivating authoritarianism in Thailand.
Earlier this month, Thailand's digital minister accused Facebook of not complying with requests to restrict content, including insults to the monarchy.
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