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Why does CNN get blocked out from the news

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Why does CNN get blocked out from the newsEvery time they mention the protest in Bangkok the screen goes black the government he doesn’t want people to see what’s going on in Bangkok TIT

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  • Thats the interesting thing.   We were watching domestic Thai TV last night and reporting of the protests is all over the place, plus all the domestic newspapers, including the English langu

  • Which is the interesting, and rather remarkable  thing in my eyes.   The kids are actually talking about that unmentionable topic, which if you think about it, until that is addressed nothin

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Same for other news channels. It seems to be done by the provider (True Visions for example) protect themselves from being dinged by the government.

True has a 5 minute delay for the news channels to give them time to block things. 

Moved to the general forum.

 

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Yes same thing happened to BBC and other channels during the Red Shirt demonstrations.

 

Plenty of coverage on Thairath TV last night though1948335071_--ThairathTV2020-10-1619-00.ts_snapshot_00_54.25_2020_10.17_13_32_04.jpg.2496e9435decc823f190af16d449a053.jpg.

 

Not blocked on you tube is it, voice tv live now, seems to be a couple of thousand at one BTS station

I have removed a couple of off topic posts.

A reminder that political discussions are not allowed on this forum. There are topics in the news forum you can post on.

 

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47 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Not blocked on you tube is it, voice tv live now, seems to be a couple of thousand at one BTS station

Thats the interesting thing.

 

We were watching domestic Thai TV last night and reporting of the protests is all over the place, plus all the domestic newspapers, including the English language Bangkok Post

Yet they seem to get twitchy if they see foreign TV news outlets airing the protests.

 

It's all being openly reported on the major sites; CNN, BBC, NBC etc.

 

It's also interesting, that probably the most significant event in Thai news doesn't get a single mention in the Thai News section of TVF, just concentrated on the poor expats who can't get home, to a country once again on the brink of insurrection 

1 hour ago, Orton Rd said:

Not blocked on you tube is it, voice tv live now, seems to be a couple of thousand at one BTS station

same with my IPTV and Kodi, all clear

11 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said:

It's also interesting, that probably the most significant event in Thai news doesn't get a single mention in the Thai News section of TVF,

You must be reading a different news section in TV than I am!

There are seven different news item in todays TVF news thread!

 

did you try to use a VPN, they do come handy in these situations but if your provider it local (ie True, AIS, ) no VPN will solve the problem

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9 minutes ago, fangless said:

You must be reading a different news section in TV than I am!

There are seven different news item in todays TVF news thread!

 

Most of them not open for comment.

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2 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Why does CNN get blocked out from the newsEvery time they mention the protest in Bangkok

Because they don't want people be informed

Just one thing! They have invented something called a VPN. Cheers guys! That one was free.

5 minutes ago, polpott said:

I didn't see them making that clear. Can you point me to the post? And I didn't say "doesn't get a single mention".

 

From this pinned topic in the Thailand News Forum:

 

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Taoism: shit happens

Buddhism: if shit happens, it isn't really shit

Islam: if shit happens, it is the will of Allah

Catholicism: if shit happens, you deserve it

Judaism: why does this shit always happen to us?

Atheism: I don't believe this shit

LOL. Rhetorical? 

Should not really discuss this, maybe better to keep your thoughts for yourself. 

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Should not discuss why your TV channel is blocking news? Wow some are scared 

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1 hour ago, pixelaoffy said:

Should not discuss why your TV channel is blocking news? Wow some are scared 

It's very apparent that things that were never discussed in the past are now being done so openly (although understandably not on this Forum).  Very encouraging times in Thailand.

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On 10/17/2020 at 4:54 AM, GinBoy2 said:
On 10/17/2020 at 4:00 AM, Orton Rd said:

Not blocked on you tube is it, voice tv live now, seems to be a couple of thousand at one BTS station

Thats the interesting thing.

 

We were watching domestic Thai TV last night and reporting of the protests is all over the place, plus all the domestic newspapers, including the English language Bangkok Post

Yet they seem to get twitchy if they see foreign TV news outlets airing the protests.

 

It's not the news of the protests, it's what they're likely to flash over to, in order to provide more context to understand why these protests are different than in the past.

 

News outlets operating in Thailand are not likely to flash over to unflattering content that would put them in violation of lese majeste laws.  Like TVF, they have learned to self censor to stay out of trouble.

 

International news outlets make them twitchy because they cannot be counted on to self censor.   They never know what those rascals are going to show next.

 

Buy a VPN on E-bay and watch what you want. There're even some free ones. 

I'm using NordVPN and it's pretty good.

 

 

6 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

It's not the news of the protests, it's what they're likely to flash over to, in order to provide more context to understand why these protests are different than in the past.

 

News outlets operating in Thailand are not likely to flash over to unflattering content that would put them in violation of lese majeste laws.  Like TVF, they have learned to self censor to stay out of trouble.

 

International news outlets make them twitchy because they cannot be counted on to self censor.   They never know what those rascals are going to show next.

 

yeah, thats a logical explanation

Yeah I would agree, it's the analysis of facts rather than just the reporting of the facts on the ground which is probably worrisome for them.

 

The truth is however probably 0.1% of the Thai population ever watches overseas news outlets, so what impact CNN has on the consciousness of the average Thai is laughable.

 

What influence it has on the paranoia of the ruling elite, well thats another matter!

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Just watch on news live on YouTube. Problem solved. 

Removed an off-topic post.

The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place

 

No problem. If its CNN they will be blaming Trump for the unrest in Thailand.

CNN not blocked via AIS, although I prefer the news on ABN from Singapore and the Thai Channel 3 news plus Nation TV - as they have live coverage so you can see where the current hot spots are.

2 hours ago, Kinnock said:

CNN not blocked via AIS, although I prefer the news on ABN from Singapore and the Thai Channel 3 news plus Nation TV - as they have live coverage so you can see where the current hot spots are.

One of the issues, and I thought about this last night as we watched C3 news, was the fact that domestic TV is reporting the facts, but very little comment.

 

Now I have been rather amazed I must say at some of the editorials in the Bangkok Post for one, which I never believed I would read in my lifetime.

 

But compared to a report I saw on NBC news last night which gave a rather good analysis of the reasons behind the protests and underlying issues, that you are never probably see within Thailand.

Well at least until there is true structural reform, and that I fear I will never see in my lifetime

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The local media are reporting freely on the first three items of the protestors demands but will not talk about the fourth one. The foreign media will blather away about that what is proscribed here so it is easier just to block them for the duration of their report.

23 hours ago, impulse said:

 

It's not the news of the protests, it's what they're likely to flash over to, in order to provide more context to understand why these protests are different than in the past.

 

News outlets operating in Thailand are not likely to flash over to unflattering content that would put them in violation of lese majeste laws.  Like TVF, they have learned to self censor to stay out of trouble.

 

International news outlets make them twitchy because they cannot be counted on to self censor.   They never know what those rascals are going to show next.

 

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