Survey: Over 80% of Thais use online media to share negative information

 

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BANGKOK, 15 June 2018 (NNT) – More than 80 percent of Thai people use social media to share negative and inappropriate information, according to a survey conducted by the Electronic Transactions Development Agency. 

The Culture Minister, Veera Rojpojanarat, on Thursday (June 14th) attended a forum on promoting cooperation to prevent the dissemination of inappropriate content on social media.

At the forum, Mr. Veera said the survey found that 86 percent of the respondents usually spend more than three hours a day sharing negative and inappropriate information, such as committing suicide and physical assaults, online. As a result, children who may have less discretion would imitate this unconstructive behavior, and this can lead to violence in the society. 

Participants at the forum exchanged ideas on ways to solve and prevent the problem.

 

-- nnt 2018-06-15

Who decides whats negative media then??

"More than 80 percent of Thai people use social media to share negative comment".

 

More that 80% of people probably have a lot of good reasons to share negative comment about the present self-imposed corrupt and incompetent junta government.

 

46 minutes ago, webfact said:

Mr. Veera said the survey found that 86 percent of the respondents usually spend more than three hours a day sharing negative and inappropriate information, such as committing suicide and physical assaults, online.

i don't believe it for a second, who deems something as negative ? according to them, this forum, at least a thai analog, would be 'negative'

22 minutes ago, kannot said:

Who decides whats negative media then??

The Ministry Of Truth.

 

3 minutes ago, faraday said:

The Ministry Of Truth.

 

Stop spreading fake news

With such a wide choice of negative topics to choose from I'm surprised its only 80%. Any young Thai looking around at the corruption, cronyism, lies, bureaucratic incompetence and injustice could easily spend a whole day discussing it with their friends. Pictures of sleeping lawmakers have been deemed inappropriate while burning villagers out of their homes has been justified. Make sense of that if you can.

Thailand is getting one step closer to becoming like China......

 

2 hours ago, faraday said:

The Ministry Of Truth.

 

Also known as "Minitrue"

I have many Thai friends on Facebook, all I get is pictures of food and pictures of babies. Is this negative or just boring?

4 hours ago, webfact said:

More than 80 percent of Thai people use social media to share negative and inappropriate information

 

This might mean that as many as 20% could be working on government click farms spreading positive and appropriate information.

28 minutes ago, Chassa said:

I have many Thai friends on Facebook, all I get is pictures of food and pictures of babies. Is this negative or just boring?

I agree.
How were the whole food photos in the statistics rated?

Edited June 15, 20188 yr by tomacht8

“It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.”

 

Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

5 hours ago, kannot said:

Who decides whats negative media then??

THIS guy:

46 minutes ago, Bluespunk said:

“It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.”

 

Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

You read Murakami?

Have you read The Wind up bird chronicle?

As opposed to the positvity found rampant on expat forums like Thai visa.

Edited June 15, 20188 yr by HooHaa

7 minutes ago, faraday said:

You read Murakami?

Have you read The Wind up bird chronicle?

Yeah, love his writing. 

 

Kafka on the Shore is my favourite, but that could be because it was the first one I read. 

 

IQ84 and “Dance, Dance, Dance” are also a great read. 

Edited June 15, 20188 yr by Bluespunk

1 minute ago, Bluespunk said:

Yeah, love his writing. 

 

Kafka on the Shore is my favourite, but that could be because it was the first one I read. 

 

IQ84 is also a good read. 

Its certainly long, though i did enjoy it. 

 

Contemplating revisiting his novels soon, every 5 years or so. 

 

Love the atmosphere and jazz siund track that characterizes his work, 

 

Last time i read anything of his was as an e book, and id listen to he music he mentioned as background.

No news is good news. Doesn't the culture minister bother reading his own newspapers?

I thought Norwegian Wood was excellent, even though it was a love story, I found it moving.

@hoohaa

@bluespunk.

2 hours ago, Chassa said:

I have many Thai friends on Facebook, all I get is pictures of food and pictures of babies. Is this negative or just boring?

 

Everyone sends what they understand to help others understand. Draw your own conclusions.

1 hour ago, faraday said:

I thought Norwegian Wood was excellent, even though it was a love story, I found it moving.

@hoohaa

@bluespunk.

Hey - knock off the positive posting! ?

 

JUST to be clear - THIS IS A JOKE!

Edited June 15, 20188 yr by quandow

Don't knock off the positive posting.

 

Technically, that's a negative comment.

2 minutes ago, tomta said:

Don't knock off the positive posting.

 

Technically, that's a negative comment.

The smiley meant it was a joke. 

I got it qandow. Before you added the smiley. So was mine. Just not that funny. Priobably needs a smiley which sort of kills it as a joke.

 

You've made me feel rather negative now about my comic capability

Edited June 15, 20188 yr by tomta
Clarification

2 hours ago, faraday said:

I thought Norwegian Wood was excellent, even though it was a love story, I found it moving.

@hoohaa

@bluespunk.

I personally like how his motifs repeat, full fledged novels get born of short stories etc.

 

Although it makes it difficult to remember later whats what.

 

There is a Japanese full length movie made out of noreiwgan wood. Its pretty moody, but that's to be expected. 

 

Worth a watch.

Edited June 15, 20188 yr by HooHaa

9 hours ago, webfact said:

to share negative and inappropriate information, 

That's funny..... ?

What would you share if there are no positive information???? 

4 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

That's funny..... ?

What would you share if there are no positive information???? 

Propaganda. 

Seems consistent with  most  of  TVF   content !    ?

On 6/15/2018 at 6:03 AM, faraday said:

The Ministry Of Truth.

Yes, Winston.

(I once saw a teacher's online post, commenting after asking his students what they thought about the main character in 1984. One clever-dick said, "He was the last white person ever to be called Winston.")

 

Edited June 18, 20188 yr by bluesofa
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