Thai Media Hypocrisy: Criticize Thaksin for Censorship, Support Junta on Censorship

ONLINE CENSORSHIP

'Come clean on Internet interference'


Pressure group FACT challenges the ICT Ministry to explain why it is blocking certain websites

Pressure against Internet censorship is mounting, and members of Freedom Against Censorship in Thailand (FACT) have asked the information and communications technology minister to come clean on blackouts.

The group asserted that since the September 19 coup Internet censorship had increased 500 per cent. There are now 13,435 blocked websites.

"The [ministry] blacklist and all other information relating to censorship is covered by a veil of secrecy," the group said.


Recently the Thai Journalists Association and the Thai Broadcaster's Association wrote a nasty letter to Time Magazine excoriating it for allowing Thaksin to say lies concerning press freedom in Thailand.

Now that the TJA and TBA are in bed with the military junta they have conveniently avoided to notice the current government's policy towards clamping down on the international media, the local media, and websites.

As usual, the Thai media reeks of hypocrisy.