Facebook faces imminent shutdown in Thailand: Report

[varun]

14 minutes ago, anotheruser said:

 

Except for the fact that using a VPN to access blocked content is illegal.

For practical reasons, that is useless and non-enforceable.

 

[anotheruser]

Just now, varun said:

For practical reasons, that is useless and non-enforceable.

 

Yes, obviously I was just making a joke. 

[TheMacMan]

13:38 Thai time... FB still online

 

BBC online reports

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39931816

[elgordo38]

2 hours ago, jimster said:

I believe there was massive opposition to the single gateway you describe, I thought this proposal has been abandoned?

Yes the subs were abandoned to sorry shelved and then dusted off and stamped "PAID"

[JAS21]

My wife has just awoken from her nightmare scenario ...no FB

[elgordo38]

1 hour ago, lovelomsak said:

I was hopeful it would happen then maybe I could see more than just the top of my wife's head because she always has her head down checking facebook.

Keeps her occupied. 

[balo]

It will never happen , it was just some Thai officials talking on Friday , another silly idea , another threat that will never happen . You can all relax.  

 

I would have welcomed it though. just as an experiment to see how Thais would react .

  

 

 

Edited May 16, 2017 by balo

[anotheruser]

7 minutes ago, balo said:

It will never happen , it was just some Thai officials talking on Friday , another silly idea , another threat that will never happen . You can all relax.  

 

I would have welcomed it though. just as an experiment to see how Thais would react .

  

 

 

There would be a slight panic and then the guys at MBK would get rich installing mobile vpn on phones. The closest enterprising print shop would get a little side business printing signs that say "we fiks fatebook"

Edited May 16, 2017 by anotheruser

[Minnehaha]

Thailand is has one of the worlds largest penetration of Facebook per capita in the world. More people visit FB per capita in Thailand than most other countries. Siam Paragon was the worlds most visited place on Instagram in 2015 - ahead of Times Square in NYC and so many of the worlds most visited locations. 

I doubt they will shut it down.

[jesimps]

3 hours ago, anotheruser said:

Funny how people say Thai people. Have you been to other countries lately? It is the same everywhere. 

Yes but the thread is about facebook Thailand so posters are going on about Thai people's probable reaction.

Don't be a snowflake.

 

[Na Lee]

Luckely i have VPN

[anotheruser]

2 minutes ago, jesimps said:

Yes but the thread is about facebook Thailand so posters are going on about Thai people's probable reaction.

Don't be a snowflake.

 

I think it is more because many Thais use Facebook to block out the creepy farang next to them on the subway that annoys some posters. Imagine some old creep leaning over you so close he can read what you are doing on your phone.

 

But I guess I am just being a snowflake.

Edited May 16, 2017 by anotheruser

[jesimps]

15 minutes ago, JAS21 said:

My wife has just awoken from her nightmare scenario ...no FB

Just had to bring mine around with the smelling salts.

[WhizBang]

Oh my god, this is laughable, I just saw what all the brouhaha is all about.

[dick dasterdly]

I only read the first few posts as the immediate response was so obvious .

 

A 'like' to the first person that posted .

[anotheruser]

Just now, dick dasterdly said:

I only read the first few posts as the immediate response was so obvious .

 

A 'like' to the first person that posted .

Don't you worry this story is at least a 20 page thread by the end. 

[Crossy]

9 minutes ago, Na Lee said:

Luckely i have VPN

 

Please don't discuss using a VPN to bypass government blocks. Of course since FB isn't blocked (at least not yet) you can mention VPNs.

[dick dasterdly]

Just now, anotheruser said:

Don't you worry this story is at least a 20 page thread by the end. 

Not really - such a ridiculous OP was bound to end this way .

[kmj]

1 hour ago, Luckysilk said:

Only via the APP

 

A lot of mega news organizations are picking up the story and showing the images which will most likely mean lots more papers being blocked.

or just look at the daily mail facebook page :)

[AGareth2]

surprised to see the Torygraph publishing pics

[lkv]

58 minutes ago, anotheruser said:

 

Except for the fact that using a VPN to access blocked content is illegal. So your evil  plan has already been foiled. :)

To abide by the laws of this great country, I prefer to do things legally, such as reading Daily Mail via the app.

 

[elgordo38]

3 hours ago, poohy said:

Best they dont look at the Daily Mail today then!  

Quit teasing us where are you going on this?? 

[Blueboy88]

Well the foreign media is now full of it, including the unpleasant photos and videos. If they were trying to hush things up it couldn't be going any worse. Talk about making a mountain out of a molehill. 

[DoctorG]

The problem with an ultimatum is .........

[Golden Triangle]

17 minutes ago, kmj said:

or just look at the daily mail facebook page :)

Also to be seen in The Sun online page, scroll well down, you will find it  

[poohy]

3 minutes ago, elgordo38 said:

Quit teasing us where are you going on this?? 

Have a look for yourself using one of those internet thingies or app or whatever.

i would elucidate further but washing my"crop top " 

[elgordo38]

1 minute ago, poohy said:

Have a look for yourself using one of those internet thingies or app or whatever.

i would elucidate further but washing my"crop top " 

I hate mobiles can barely answer the damn thing. 

[pentap]

Inconvenient for most but for me personally, I'm not bothered.

Many more social media sites so why worry about it?


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[balo]

I read Daily Mail and now I can also log into Facebook soon , VPN is an amazing invention....

[Encid]