Internet monitoring authorities will travel to the Singapore offices of two online giants to again ask for help with censoring online content, authorities said.
In addition to a push to gain access to the Line messaging service, officials with the Information and Communication Technology Ministry said today they will ask for help from Facebook and Google in blocking “provocative” articles and posts.
The announcement came after the military said it met today with 19 internet service providers. The meeting was to include social media companies, according to the Wall Street Journal, but none showed up.
According to the Bangkok Post, the ministry hopes the U.S.-based companies will agree now that Thailand is ruled by its military as opposed to a democratically elected government.
Police Maj. Gen. Pisit Paoin said Facebook and Google executives had rejected his requests five times before when previously served as head of the Technology Crime Suppression Division. Line rejected him three times.
He is hopeful they will cooperate now that the military is asking, he said.
