No replies to this topic

[Sexpat]

"Internet law experts and webmasters yesterday lashed out at what they said was the Thai government's illegal blocking of websites and the use of threats and intimidation tactics against webmasters by government officials.

Paiboon Amornpinyokiart, an internet and IT law expert, said nowhere in the controversial Cyber Crime Act which was pushed through by the military-appointed government and took effect on July 19,does it say the government has the authority to freely block websites. The law says any move to block a website must be backed by a court order. . .

The president of the Thai Webmasters Association, Poramate Minsiri, said most of the content of the new law had been altered during the deliberation in parliament and was acceptable to him. But, he said, the unchecked blocking of websites by the government without court approval was now a major problem.

Webmasters have received phone threats and other various forms of intimidation from officials criticising content on their websites and threatening to ban them, he said. Mr Poramate also said the officials intimidating them had refused to reveal their names."

http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/17Aug2007_news09.php