Army educates new recruits on correct usage of social media

[webfact]

Army educates new recruits on correct usage of social media

By The Nation

 

Lt-General Santiphong Thampiya

 

A lecture was organised at the Army headquarters’ Kittikachorn building on Tuesday to educate new soldiers on the “correct” usage of social media.

 

Army spokesperson Lt-General Santiphong Thampiya said new Army chief General Narongphan Jitkaewtae’s policy is that military units be able to communicate via several channels, especially through online media to improve work and keep up to date with ongoing situations.

 

“Social media has a great influence on society and is part of people’s daily lives, so it is necessary to create awareness of its correct usage among military officers, especially during rescue operations and in relation to communication between commanders and their subordinates,” he said.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30395705

 

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[johng]

 

 

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

“correct” usage of social media.

So "correct" thoughts , "correct" speech and "correct" actions ?

 

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

especially during rescue operations and in relation to communication between commanders and their subordinates,”

Ehh  I thought ( perhaps incorrectly ????)  they had/used military (encrypted) radio communications  not facebook  to  communicate ?

 

[herfiehandbag]

12 minutes ago, johng said:

Ehh  I thought ( perhaps incorrectly ????)  they had/used military (encrypted) radio communications  not facebook  to  communicate ?

 

Battely no have power. I phone have 75%.

[Flying Saucage]

Dinosours trying to teach the youngsters about the use social media. Comedy Gold 

[ChipButty]

Control Freaks 

[Flying Saucage]

Of course this Army "education" of recruits on social media is simply to indoctrinate them and to use them as a tool to suppress freedom of speech.

 

I guess the recruits are encouraged to watch Twitter and Facebook and ordered to report any post, any poster, any friend and maybe even any relative critical of the army and the powers-that-be, or supporting the protests.

 

They probably start to use recruits for this now, due to the sheer amount of critical posts in social media.

 

It's an obvious part of Thailands way to become a Stasi-state.

 

Edited October 6, 2020 by Flying Saucage

[johng]

15 minutes ago, Flying Saucage said:

guess the recruits are encouraged to watch Twitter and Facebook and ordered to report any post, any poster, any friend and maybe even any relative critical of the army and the powers-that-be

 

https://newint.org/features/web-exclusive/2014/09/05/thailand-cyber-crackdown

Quote

In an effort to monitor the internet, the junta has created units of civil servants and police officials who screen online content. It has also emerged that the junta is planning to revive a 2010 programme in which ‘students and other young people are encouraged to join a volunteer force to monitor the internet, especially social media

 

[overt2016]

I think I misread that, I thought he wanted the new recruits to

 teach the older officers on how to use Social Media.

[BobBKK]

Criticise government = Non-Correct!

Love government = Correct!

 

simple really

[Somtamnication]

Army educates new recruits on correct usage of social media..........so that they don't video the daily beatings by superiors. Understood!

[Mavideol]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

A lecture was organised at the Army headquarters’ Kittikachorn building on Tuesday to educate new soldiers on the “correct” usage of social media.

in other more acceptable words .... Brain wash them

[mr mr]

hashtag rakthai

[Buba Ho Tep]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

A lecture was organised at the Army headquarters’ Kittikachorn building on Tuesday to educate new soldiers on the “correct” usage of social media.

Change "educate" to "indoctrinate".

[Matzzon]

And he just missed it totally. The meaning with social media was the freedom to express yourself.

[holy cow cm]

censorship freedom of speech.  

[yellowboat]

Shouldn't the Thai military have their own platform for communicating with their troops?  Very odd post.  

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

A lecture was organised at the Army headquarters’ Kittikachorn building on Tuesday to educate new soldiers on the “correct” usage of social media.

 

[ChrisY1]

Dinosaurs teaching budding dinosaurs how to think.......

[Orton Rd]

Correct usage- never use real name, always use a VPN and never post pics of your food, nobody is interested ????

[Burma Bill]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

educate new soldiers on the “correct” usage of social media.

[johng]

The string needs to be tight  or it wont work.

[Bender Rodriguez]

step 1;  don't report abuse , beatings & others to media

that will be all

[HOAX]

Xi Jinpi... I mean, Prayut Chan-O-Cha's 50 Cent Army.

[tifino]

having Armed NetScreeners

really adds substance to that old saying of "Shooting the messenger" 

[Scott Tracy]

There's a correct way of using social meeja?

[Scott Tracy]

Ah, I know... Send 3 and 4 pence, we're going to a dance.  Those Chinese whispers....

 

Taking you a stage further in your social media skills, I am now going to teach you the right letters to use. Continue to look this way and I will demonstrate the write A at the halt.

 

Instructor, wriiiiiiiiiiiiiite A!

[greeneking]

On 10/6/2020 at 4:40 PM, BobBKK said:

Criticise government = Non-Correct!

Love government = Correct!

 

simple really

'An army clerk is calling out the Thai Army for alleged corruption, saying he was forced to withdraw money under his name which was then falsely documented as a travel expense.' 

www.thethaiger.com 8/10/2020

'he used the hashtags #ReformtheArmy and #Thatsnotourtax'

Perhaps he could help his superiors in their efforts to 'to improve work and keep up to date with ongoing situations.'

The young generation is unwilling to let the dinosaurs hold Thailand back.  I hope they get the support they deserve.