webfact Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 SOCIAL NETWORKBomb rumours prompt online watchPATINYA IAMTANTHE NATIONBANGKOK: -- Police will keep a closer eye on the spread of frightening rumours on social-media websites following postings that falsely claimed government agencies were warning of bombings in Bangkok.Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) chief Pol Maj-General Pisit Pao-in said his agency would make structural changes in the next seven days in which it would increase the number of sub-divisions from seven to 12 and boost the number of officers and tools to monitor cyber threats. The TCSC currently has 120 officers.The agency will set up a "war room" where 20 officers would each monitor one screen around the clock to keep an eye on social media. Currently, only two officers are assigned to this duty.The TCSC's moves are in response to national police chief Pol General Adul Saengsingkaew's instructions that came after rumours in the social media that government agencies were warning of more bombings in Bangkok following a recent blast in the Ramkhamhaeng area.If any posts in the social media claimed to be disseminated by government agencies, the TCSD will verify them and if found to be false, the agency will seek to block the offending website.-- The Nation 2013-06-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tominbkk Posted June 3, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2013 Oh great, more monitoring and censoring. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BookMan Posted June 3, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2013 It isn't going to be that hard to implement. I strongly suspect that many of the officers are using Facebook all day as it stands now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkomoncents Posted June 3, 2013 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Police will keep a closer eye on the spread of frightening rumours on social-media websites following postings that falsely claimed government agencies were warning of bombings in Bangkok. If we've learned anything from the past, it's that the Thai government will never warn anyone of bomb blasts in Bangkok, regardless of how likely or unlikely such blasts may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellweather Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The crux of this story is if any reports are found to be false the relevant agency will seek to block the site and I would suggest the definition of false will be very wide indeed giving the flimsiest of excuses to go after the site. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clockman Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Mushrooms!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 They're going to try to block Facebook now if they find something? lmao . . . if anything will cause an uproar, THAT will . . . the Thai's will go nuts if they try that shit lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 A dozen people to monitor all social media on Thailand. Good luck with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Does this mean the heat is off the porn and gambling sites for the time being? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatsujin Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Does this mean the heat is off the porn and gambling sites for the time being? It was never really on them . . . just for show, as always. Quick raid, money changes hands, life goes on, the rich thieves get richer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonarax Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Governments, the real criminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The public are advised all over the world to be vigilant due to the risk of terrorism. But not in Thailand it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 This government really has no idea what it is doing. The only way to stop the spread of these rumours is to close the whole Internet. I am sure every reader here on TV has experienced at least once some kind of email warning of a virus, comet destroying the world, alien invasion, Nostradamus prediction or something similar by email and told to "distribute to all friends immediately". This latest warning was sent to many of my Thai colleagues and friends over the Line app. and they all warned me to stay away from shopping malls etc. I tried to tell everyone to ignore it and that the government would announce officially if there was any truth in the matter. (Not that I believe they would). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealth Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 false flag for sinister reasons? everything is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cup-O-coffee Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 If you girls think you can put a block on something that re-creates itself each second, at a rate much faster than you can ever think or reason, then congratulations; you have become gods! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragickingdom Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Yingluck should marry the crook from Turkey. Blame the social media for it. People are not idiots they know you have something to hide. They sell also bolts and nuts in Bangkok not only in the South. Other brand for sure. Wasn't it expected that violence would eventually spread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunderland Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Another "war room" ... well, if there's ever a war, there should be no excuses for being unprepared for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Oh, goodness, I feel sorry for the poor officer that has to monitor Thaivisa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Oh, goodness, I feel sorry for the poor officer that has to monitor Thaivisa. You think they will manage with just one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbamboo Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Another "war room" ... well, if there's ever a war, there should be no excuses for being unprepared for it. There are more 'war rooms' in Thailand than Geordieland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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