jaideeguy Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Now they done it!! This is serious stuff..............Parents should be especially watchful of their children that could develop suicide tendencies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Facebook was inaccessible today in Thailand for a period of time ranging from 30 minutes to an hour and a half for various users in the country. The Twittersphere subsequently exploded with speculation, causing two hashtags to trend: #facebookdown and #ถ้าทวิตเตอร์โดนปิด (translated to “If Twitter was blocked”). Thailand ICT (Information and Communications Technology) permanent secretary Surachai Srisarakam told Spring News that he received an order to close Facebook on and off throughout the day because it could potentially incite unrest among Thai people. Meanwhile the Army sent a tweet out saying that they have not shut down Facebook and that the network failed because of “technical gateway problems.” -- Coconuts Bangkok May 28, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikemac Posted May 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2014 So I actually have to talk to my wife now? Right about now, all over Thailand, Thai women will be looking up from their pads, laptops and phones and thinking "Who the hell is that guy" ??? Actually this is one of the best things to have happened since the coup began, hope they close down all these anti-social media sites. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Reuters has reported this. (Reuters) - Thailand's information technology ministry blocked Facebook on Wednesday and planned to hold talks with other social networking sites to stem protests against the military government, a senior official said. "We have blocked Facebook temporarily and tomorrow we will call a meeting with other social media, like Twitter and Instagram, to ask for cooperation from them," Surachai Srisaracam, permanent secretary of the Information and Communications Technology Ministry, told Reuters. "Right now there's a campaign to ask for people to stage protests against the army so we need to ask for cooperation from social media to help us stop the spread of critical messages about the coup," he said. Print and broadcast media have already been instructed to refrain from critical reporting of the military's May 22 takeover. Yeah ... Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and other countries asked the same during the Arab Spring and how did that turn out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Bob Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) Down 3:00-4:30pm. Isn't that siesta time anyway? ;-) Edited May 28, 2014 by Captain_Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailandsam Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 I am reading this post on Facebook in Pattaya 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikster Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Facebook back up Selfies confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Post removed with no link to quoted source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Best thing that could happen along all the other crap sites like twitter ect . Maybe people can go out and have a real meal and actually talk to each other instead of being occupied by there efn phones . Yep, can they block 'Line' too, the constant pling plong noise is really annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) "so we need to ask for cooperation from social media to help us stop the spread of critical messages about the coup," I think they will find the rest of the world supports free speech Would be a slippery slope for anyone to try & decide what to delete Edited May 28, 2014 by mania 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobin Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Mines working -CNX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAERTH Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 My two tweets on the subject:The stupid thing is they just gave many people a crash course and a reason to go VPN or TOR etc ....... (1/2)I wanna bet the number of people in Thailand knowing about that just doubled in this hour! (2/2) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tribalfusion001 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Reuters has reported this. (Reuters) - Thailand's information technology ministry blocked Facebook on Wednesday and planned to hold talks with other social networking sites to stem protests against the military government, a senior official said. "We have blocked Facebook temporarily and tomorrow we will call a meeting with other social media, like Twitter and Instagram, to ask for cooperation from them," Surachai Srisaracam, permanent secretary of the Information and Communications Technology Ministry, told Reuters. "Right now there's a campaign to ask for people to stage protests against the army so we need to ask for cooperation from social media to help us stop the spread of critical messages about the coup," he said. Print and broadcast media have already been instructed to refrain from critical reporting of the military's May 22 takeover. Yeah ... Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and other countries asked the same during the Arab Spring and how did that turn out? I think everyone has the right to access information, blocking something is not the way forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Barin Posted May 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2014 What's a Facebook??? Well, in my humble opinion Facebook is absolutely useless and redundant service as well as other so called "social networks"... This is just a waste of your time Please correct me if I am wrong 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantbkk Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Works great at my home in Bangkok on TOT. No problem. Try turning you computer off and then back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigergrl Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 apparently they can do just about anything they like.. just please don't take away facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mania Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Well, in my humble opinion Facebook is absolutely useless and redundant service as well as other so called "social networks"... This is just a waste of your time Please correct me if I am wrong Like many internet related things it depends on the users ability to get what they want from it. I do not use it to socialize but do use it to connect with many Thai businesses 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TexasRanger Posted May 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2014 What's a Facebook??? Well, in my humble opinion Facebook is absolutely useless and redundant service as well as other so called "social networks"... This is just a waste of your time Please correct me if I am wrong Well I enjoy seeing pictures and videos of my daughter when I am working away, or staying in touch with my friends overseas. The joy i get from seeing a short video clip of my kid playing as I am about to start work is priceless. Consider yourself corrected, not a waste of my time at all. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 https://vimeo.com/ down for some...for me it's running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DrTuner Posted May 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2014 Checking notes to myself, ca. end of last decade ... yeah, there it is: 'never create an FB account'. Stayed true to that one, I did. Companies, governments, etc relying on an 3rd party platform might reconsider their strategies. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenry Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 No problem with FB whatsoever. Pathum Thani. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 (edited) I couldn't access twitter just now. And I wish people would stop advertising so blatantly about ways to access things that are blocked, they will ruin it eventually. Edited May 28, 2014 by taony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 There will be gnashing of teeth and tearing of hair throughout the land. not really... just use a proxy..like the article mentioned. Not a big thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Still working for me in Bangkok. You must be a collaborator... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodThaiGirl Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 wow such a loss for these sad people try phoning and having a real conversation..i really wouldnt be interested in seeing a picture of your last meal... Not really the point is it? true it is only for teenagers...so not really relevant on this site.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razer Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Naaaah ... nothing to worry about. The NSA is just installing upgraded spyware. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alwyn Posted May 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2014 wow such a loss for these sad people try phoning and having a real conversation..i really wouldnt be interested in seeing a picture of your last meal... Or... they could come here to TV and make quotes to totally unknown random people 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidieunimaitre Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Meanwhile, in Europe: elections and facebook. Greetings from the free world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> QuoteWhile facebook is a major distraction in the workplace, it is also a necessary tool for my job. I use it to recruit workers, particularly expats here in Bangkok. So, as you are expressing your joy as to its unavailability, just remember that some expats and some thais are probably losing the opportunity to obtain beneficial employment due to the outage. If your recruitment is based on a social media outlet, in a country going through what this one is, not sure if that is a good business plan. If they want, LINE will be next, there are a lot of users here. Suggest having a Plan B, C, D & E ready.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alwyn Posted May 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2014 [quote name="bdenner" post="7896678" timestamp="14What's a Facebook??? Well, in my humble opinion Facebook is absolutely useless and redundant service as well as other so called "social networks"... This is just a waste of your time Please correct me if I am wrong Say's the person posting on thaivisa..... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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