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Secret Govโt Order Tells ISP to Block Telegram App
BANGKOK โ A leaked government document ordered internet service providers in Thailand to block access to Telegram, a messaging application used by many anti-government demonstrators to coordinate their campaigns.
The โTop Secretโ order seen by Khaosod English cited the emergency decree that granted security officers power to block and control any information on the internet deemed to cause unrest in the country.
The letter addressed the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, telling the agency to pass its instructions to all service providers.
Telegram plays a major role in organizing anti-government protests in recent days. Many protesters use the application to discuss venues for rallies and skirt the governmentโs social media surveillance.
It is unclear whether the ban on Telegram will actually be carried out. Similar efforts initiated by the Russian government in 2018 failed to block the application.
๐ ๐๐ผ https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2020/10/19/secret-govt-order-tells-isp-to-block-telegram-app/
#alert #tg #telegram #thailand #bangkok #gov #censorship #thinkabout
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BANGKOK โ A leaked government document ordered internet service providers in Thailand to block access to Telegram, a messaging application used by many anti-government demonstrators to coordinate their campaigns.
The โTop Secretโ order seen by Khaosod English cited the emergency decree that granted security officers power to block and control any information on the internet deemed to cause unrest in the country.
The letter addressed the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, telling the agency to pass its instructions to all service providers.
Telegram plays a major role in organizing anti-government protests in recent days. Many protesters use the application to discuss venues for rallies and skirt the governmentโs social media surveillance.
It is unclear whether the ban on Telegram will actually be carried out. Similar efforts initiated by the Russian government in 2018 failed to block the application.
๐ ๐๐ผ https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2020/10/19/secret-govt-order-tells-isp-to-block-telegram-app/
#alert #tg #telegram #thailand #bangkok #gov #censorship #thinkabout
๐ก@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_DE
๐ก@cRyPtHoN_INFOSEC_EN
๐ก@BlackBox_Archiv
๐ก@NoGoolag
Khaosod English
Secret Govโt Order Tells ISP to Block Telegram App
BANGKOK โ A leaked government document ordered internet service providers in Thailand to block access to Telegram, a messaging application used by many anti-government demonstrators to coordinate their campaigns.