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– Thailand's Cyber Crime Act tightens internet control (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News December 22, 2016

In a recent media interview, Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha stressed the need for Thai authorities to have a tool to act against online content considered to be critical and offensive to the monarchy.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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