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Southeast Asia  / Thailand
Information Wars: Securitization Creep Pervades Thai Society
Posted On August 13, 2021
In the seven years since Prayut Chan-o-cha seized power, he has spent a considerable period of time as premier securitizing disinformation. The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), already fully in control of the public through strict bans on public gathering and attitude adjustments, moved quickly into the practice of digital repression, including the manipulation of online information. 
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Southeast Asia  / Thailand
The age of government (dis)information in Thailand
October 14, 2020

Social media giant Twitter last week blocked nearly one thousand accounts linked to the Royal Thai Army, which were in violation of its policies on manipulation of information. According to a statement released by Twitter, the accounts were “engaging in amplifying pro-RTA and pro-government content, as well as engaging in behavior targeting prominent political opposition figures." Some of those figures included now-banned opposition leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit of the defunct Future Forward Party.