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| Thai Army Coup, From Razor Wire to Firewalls |
Thailand's junta chief on Tuesday defended amendments to a cyber security law that boosts censorship powers, slamming social media as a hotbed of immorality that needs policing.
Changes agreed to last week broaden the scope of the Computer Crime Act, which hands up to five years in prison for anyone found guilty of sharing "distorted" information online.
The toughened law has drawn a strong backlash in social-media obsessed Thailand, with particular alarm provoked by the creation of a new committee to flag websites that breach "public morals".
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha hit back on Tuesday, saying the dangers of access to an unfettered internet merited new regulation.
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