Must Read UPDATED NOTICE TO MEMBERS POSTING ON ASEAN NOW AMID COVID-19

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UPDATED NOTICE TO MEMBERS POSTING ON ASEAN NOW AMID COVID-19 

 

In addition to the guidelines posted below and those detailed in the ASEAN NOW rules and following the announcement that Thai government will invoke emergency powers in order to help deal with the COVID-19 situation in the country, ASEAN NOW requests members posting on the forum to abide by the follow:

 

Do not post news or any form of content, including video, audio, images, social media posts that contains messages that may cause people to be afraid or intentionally distort information, causing misunderstanding during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

Any posts or topics which our moderation team deems to be scaremongering, deliberately misleading or has been posted to deliberately distort information will be removed without warning. You may also be subject to a posting suspension or have your profile permanently suspended from the site. 

Thank you for your co-operation.

 

 

 

Restrictions on Lese Majeste posts:

 

Thailand remains under the close watch of the Thai government. Here are some things that you should consider when posting:

 

Lese majeste remains a crime in Thailand. As a result of this ASEAN NOW does not allow discussion of lese majeste or the lese majeste law in any circumstances. ASEAN NOW requires all members to adhere to the law when posting content and any discussion of lese majeste will result in the member being permanently removed from the forum.

 

 

 

Please use discretion in your references to the government. Phrases which can be considered as anti-coup will be removed. Referring to Thailand or the government as a dictatorship, military dictatorship or other such terms will be removed. Any posts which can be construed as rumor mongering are not allowed.

 

Posters violating these rules and the forum rules will receive a warning, a possible suspension of posting privileges or a ban from the site.

 

 

Please check the entire list of forum rules: https://aseannow.com/terms/

[Jonathan Fairfield]

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