Facebook and Twitter face penalties for not removing infringing content

Sky Nguyen 25/09/20 01:28pm nguồn bình luận 999

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The two largest social networks in the world, Facebook and Twitter, are facing penalties in Thailand for not locking their accounts and removing illegal content in this country.

Facebook and Twitter face penalties for not removing infringing content — Facebook and Twitter face penalties in Thailand for refusing to remove the offending content

Earlier, in late August, the Thai Ministry of Economy, Digital and Social Affairs sent a complaint against Google, Facebook and Twitter to the High-Tech Crime Suppression Division, under the Thai police. Lan, asked these two social networks to remove the offending content within 15 days.

Google then removed the offending content on its platforms, while Facebook and Twitter did not remove all the offending content requested by the government. Facebook only locked 215/661 accounts and Twitter locked 4/69 accounts that violated the law that the Thai government had requested.

Speaking at a press conference just held, Thailand’s Minister of Economy, Digital and Social Affairs Buddhipongse Punnakanta said if Facebook and Twitter did not send representatives to negotiate to process requests by Government, the two companies will be prosecuted and fined up to 200,000 baht ($ 6,325), and will sanction an additional 5,000 baht ($ 158) for each day the accounts break the law. still not locked.

"We are defending our sovereignty, which may not mean real border protection in the traditional sense, but is protecting our cyber sovereignty," said Minister Buddhipongse of the move aimed at Facebook and Twitter.

Minister Buddhipongse said it was the first time his ministry has taken an action against social media companies under Thailand’s Computer Crime Act.

Previously, many Thai website owners have been prosecuted for violating this law, including websites that contain content such as online gambling, porn, drug trafficking or defamation. monarchy, which is a very sensitive issue in Thailand.

Currently, Facebook and Twitter have not commented on the lawsuit filed by the Thai government.

In Thailand, the topic of Thai Royal Family is always a sensitive topic. Under the country’s laws, committing crimes of sharing documents that defame or defame the monarchy can lead to imprisonment of up to 15 years. Since 2014, hundreds of people are estimated to have been arrested for this crime, including those who defame the monarchy on social networks Facebook and Twitter.

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