Twitter bans account of prominent Thai hospital administrator

[webfact]

 

By Cod Satrusayang

 

Twitter banned the account of a prominent Thai hospital administrator on Wednesday, although no reason was given for the ban.

 

Dr Suwadee Puntpanich, a director at Thonburi Bamrungmuang Hospital, was a prominent Twitter presence in Thailand with her account noted its criticism of the government’s Covid response and praised for finding hospital beds for hundreds of Covid-19 patients.

 

Suwadee’s regularly tweeted updates about government vaccine policy and had criticized the government for now allowing private hospitals to bring in their own vaccine.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/29849/twitter-bans-account-of-prominent-thai-hospital-administrator/

 

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[ezzra]

No need to be a genius to figure out who was behind the ban, some people high up there who didn't like the truth to be know...

[Somtamnication]

Why are we surprised?

[Gsxrnz]

The biggest reason for Twatter banning people is because they tell the truth.

[smedly]

big tech ruling the world

[internationalism]

looks like thai court ordered injunction which was swiftly executed.

Probably it's about the government moderna vaccine deal and 88% mark up on it. 

Looks, like those cases are related

 

[gk10012001]

This is but a small harbinger of things to come.  The current junta has been in power for a relatively long time, compared to previous regimes. And the number of years between coups over history is of interest.  COVID can be a convenient thing to invoke for lockdowns, detentions, censorship, etc

[gk10012001]

Another example of way out of whack Thai defamation "laws".  A person can not say anything negative nor critique anything.  The beginning of a bad future

[Oxx]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

criticized the government for now allowing private hospitals to bring in their own vaccine.

 

Surely that should be "not allowing".

[rumak]

AW C"MON !!   You all know she was surely  a tin hit conspiracy theorist  spreading fear mongering !

 

at least that is what so many on here call me when i present my unpopular alternative views ........

[mtls2005]

The regime is getting more desperate each day.

 

This part of the article was interesting...

 

Her activism has resulted in Troll campaigns mounted by unknown actors and has been the subject of criticism from government officials.

 

Arthit Suriyawongkul, a coordinator for the Thai Netizen Network, told Thai Enquirer that it was not uncommon for government or private groups that support the government to mount mass ‘reporting’ campaigns against prominent voices.

 

“We have never seen this kind of campaigned used on someone with Covid views but in the past there have been campaigns against political oppositions,” he said.

[1duckyboy]

Waiting for the defamation shoe to fall. 

[mrfill]

1 hour ago, rumak said:

AW C"MON !!   You all know she was surely  a tin hit conspiracy theorist  spreading fear mongering !

 

at least that is what so many on here call me when i present my unpopular alternative views ........

But this isn't an 'unpopular alternative view', it is exposing fraud (or 'fear mongering' as her opponents would say). I think we both know whose fear is being mongered....

[TheFishman1]

No surprise here amazing Thailand anybody who tells the truth will be banned TIT

[J Town]

And so it begins. 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Twitter banned the account of a prominent Thai hospital administrator on Wednesday, although no reason was given for the ban.

The clampdown on truth has started.

[J Town]

Just now, hotchilli said:

The clampdown on truth has started.

Pre-Covid, there were enough distractions for the average person living in LOS that the junta's corruption was largely ignored. Now that our very existence rests on their actions and those actions are painfully, obviously wrong, this truth telling MUST be quashed or else all hell will break loose.

 

When a person has nothing left to lose, they will turn to desperate measures to literally save their lives, and we're just about at that breaking point.

[MrJ2U]

10 hours ago, ezzra said:

No need to be a genius to figure out who was behind the ban, some people high up there who didn't like the truth to be know...

Don't they have a review process?

Can't find the truth with this government.

 

[ukrules]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

and had criticized the government for now allowing private hospitals to bring in their own vaccine.

Why would anyone do that?

 

These are extra doses of vaccine which would otherwise not be available at all.

 

[metisdead]

An off topic post about racism in Britain and the replies have been removed. 

[misterjames]

17 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

“We have never seen this kind of campaigned used on someone with Covid views

I guess he's never viewed this forum then:D

[candide]

16 hours ago, J Town said:

And so it begins. 

It started in May 2014. Nothing new!

[ChC1]

Not surprised. But the question is, it is 2021, why are you still using Twitter this 2010 past timer?

[The Hammer2021]

18 hours ago, Thailand said:

I am guessing it was some sort of pressure from the ptb but I don't think Twitter investigated as it seems she was literally banned for telling it like it is, trump on the other hand was banned for lying and incitement.

Something not right here.

A matter of perception

[The Hammer2021]

3 minutes ago, ChC1 said:

Not surprised. But the question is, it is 2021, why are you still using Twitter this 2010 past timer?

Twitter:a sullied toilet wall of ignorance for the world. It should be banned. 

[tingtong]

20 hours ago, webfact said:

was a prominent Twitter presence in Thailand with her account noted its criticism of the government’s Covid response

...

There, what more reason needed nowadays??

She should be probably glad someone didn't find the need for a defamation charge too. Wouldn't even be the first, for real reason or not.

 

 

[bendejo]

20 hours ago, Gsxrnz said:

The biggest reason for Twatter banning people is because they tell the truth.

In Thailand maybe.  Not everywhere.

 

 

[rumak]

4 hours ago, candide said:

It started in May 2014. Nothing new!

yes, referring to this subject.     as for other subjects (worldwide) ....... silencing critics is a major strategy with ALL  groups that have control...............  even down to the most insignificant websites.

And has been going on forever.    Strongest weapon yet :  the internet

[brianthainess]

On 7/15/2021 at 5:32 AM, Somtamnication said:

Why are we surprised?

We're not.

[brianthainess]

16 hours ago, ukrules said:

Why would anyone do that?

 

These are extra doses of vaccine which would otherwise not be available at all.

 

Because of the profit/corruption on those vaccines maybe?