Update: A Thai member wrote to say Blogger.com (blogspot) has been blocked also. But Bankokbuddy wrote that it had been unblocked. Can anyone tell us what the situation is currently?

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The Thai Ministry for Information, Communication and Technology has ordered more than 1200 sites shut down due to “violation of the computer crime act and specifically 344 of them for insulting the monarchy.”

The minister, Mun Patanotai, said that the ministry detected the sites between¬†March and August this year and that the sites were disturbing the peaceful social order and morality of the people and others which were detrimental to the country’s national security.

He says that ISPs have been instructed to block the sites and he has sought court action against them under article 20 of the country’s laws.¬† Obtaining court orders against 400 of them.

Disturbing how free speech and online freedom don’t seem to exist for these blunderers.

Thanks to Bangkok Post