File photo of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn looking on after taking part in the Royal Barge procession near the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec 12, 2019. BANGKOK: Thailand's digital minister has threatened legal action against Facebook and accused the social media giant of not complying with government requests to restrict content deemed illegal, including perceived insults to the country's monarchy.
The incident sparked a flurry of complaints by Puttipong Punnakanta, Thailand's Minister of Digital Economy and Society, that Facebook was not responding fast enough to the Thai government's requests to restrict content.Thailand has a tough law prohibiting insults against the monarchy.
Puttipong said, however, that he would not go as far as to ban Facebook because many Thai businesses relied on it to drive sales.
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