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Earwicker
Jan 6, 2003

itstime4lunch posted:

Political critics are summoned incommunicado to military camps seemingly arbitrarily and increasingly frequently.

Despite the draconian measures being undertaken and the increasing restrictions on civil liberties and freedoms, many channels remain for people to discuss, criticize, and express dissent, especially with the widespread use of social media. This is not a problem that dictators of the past had to deal with.

If you have any questions about what life is like here, I'd be happy to try to answer (without risking getting myself jailed or deported, of course...).

How much longer do you see these channels remaining open for people to express dissent? Are they not being actively monitored already, given that they are summoning political critics to military camps?

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Earwicker
Jan 6, 2003

itstime4lunch posted:

Last year, the minutes of a meeting leaked that showed the military government is actively pursuing a plan to develop a "single gateway" internet connection for the country which would be similar to the great firewall of China. Problem being that Chinese internet has some of the most technology-savvy people alive as its gatekeepers, and Thailand has, let's just put it, a little bit less ability in this area. "Anonymous" hackers are often finding the passwords for major government databases to be 12345 or 123456, for example. Word is that the plan is still in the works, but it will most likely have to be subcontracted to one or more international security firms that actually know what they are doing. At the moment, it is impossible for them to even being to monitor the entire internet, but posts or shares that receive a lot of attention are usually what end up getting people in trouble.

Yeah obviously they don't have the same tech as the NSA etc but any idiot can monitor twitter, facebook, etc... and forums like this one.

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