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Thailand: Proposed initiatives to combat 'fake news' undermine freedom of expression

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Anti-government protesters hold photos of political commentator Pavin Chachavalpongpun (C) and ex-Reuters journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall at a rally in Bangkok, 16 August 2020, LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images
ARTICLE 19 said the proposed new regulations would add to a number of existing mechanisms to monitor and punish vaguely defined ‘fake news’.
This statement was originally published on article19.org on 11 June 2021.
Proposed government initiatives to address ‘fake news’ would further curtail digital rights and freedom of expression in Thailand, said ARTICLE 19. In recent weeks, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) has disclosed plans, including new regulations under the Computer Crimes Act, that would tighten governmental control over social media platforms and impose additional barriers to online expression. The Ministry should abandon these efforts in favour of an approach that respects the ....

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Thailand: Proposed initiatives to combat 'fake news' undermine freedom of expression

Proposed government initiatives to address ‘fake news’ would further curtail digital rights and freedom of expression in Thailand, said ARTICLE 19. ....

Prawit Wongsuwan , Prayut Chano Cha , Matthew Bugher , Andrew Macgregor Marshall , Chaiwut Thanakmanusorn , Head Of Asia Programme , Technology Crime Suppression Police Bureau , Human Rights Council , Ministry Of Digital Economy , Committee On Suppression , Fake News Centre , Digital Economy , Computer Crimes Act , Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan , Anti Fake News Centre , Prime Minister Prayut Chano Cha , False Information , Computer Crimes , Prime Minister , Pavin Chachavalpongpun , Royalist Markeplace , Andrew Macgregor , Malay Muslims , Special Rapporteur , Asia Programme , ஆண்ட்ரூ மேக்ரிகோர் மார்ஷல் ,