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Thailand Seeks Blockage of Additional YouTube Clips

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2007 - 9:56am.

Bangkok - Thailand is once again looking to block videos on YouTube, this time ordering ISPs to prohibit access to clips that allege former Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda plotted the bloodless coup in the country last September, and not the generals who took credit for the action, Reuters reported. The clips, whose allegations have also been made by supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, were deemed to "cause public confusion and threaten national security," Yanaphon Youngyuen, head of the Justice Ministry's Internet crimes unit, told Reuters. Thailand just recently lifted a five-month YouTube ban, which was instilled after videos mocking the country's beloved king -- a crime in Thailand -- appeared on the site.

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Thailand Ends YouTube Ban After Promise to Filter Offensive Clips

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 31, 2007 - 6:50am.

Bangkok, Thailand - The government of Thailand has ended a countrywide four-month ban on YouTube, following the company's promise not to allow videos to be posted that violate its laws or "are deemed offensive to Thai people," the Associated Press reported.

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Thailand, Google Make Nice Over Monarchy-Mocking YouTube Videos

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 11, 2007 - 1:36pm.

Bangkok, Thailand - The Thai government has decided against filing suit against Google over videos posted to YouTube that mocked the country's beloved monarch, the Associated Press reported.

YouTube to Help Thailand Block Monarchy-Mocking Videos

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 10, 2007 - 3:59pm.

Bangkok - Google's YouTube is working with Thailand to block access to videos that mock the country's beloved monarch, Reuters reported. Last week, Thailand blocked the entire YouTube site after a user posted a crude video lampooning the country's King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Since the account of the user who created that video was closed, several more offensive videos have appeared. "[YouTube] said a more effective way would be to block certain pages not to be seen in Thailand," Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, Thailand's communications minister, told Reuters. "It will be a few days before we lift the ban on the entire site."

Thai Monarchy-Mocking Video Removed; Thailand YouTube Ban Remains

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 5, 2007 - 11:25am.

Bangkok - Despite the removal of a YouTube video that mocks Thailand's beloved King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the government has not yet lifted its country-wide ban placed earlier this week on the Google-owned site, the Associated Press reported.

Monarchy-Mocking Video Prompts YouTube Ban in Thailand

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 4, 2007 - 10:34am.

Bangkok - Thailand has blocked YouTube from view by its citizens, after Google refused to remove a video mocking the country's beloved monarch, Reuters reported.