Thailand: MDES investigation into websites containing illegal content
Progress
Current status
adopted
06 Jan 2022 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Thailand
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced MDES information on court orders to shutdown and remove 50 URLs containing illegal content
On 6 January 2022, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) announced that the court had ordered the shutdown and removal of 50 URLs containing illegal content in the first week of 2022. The MDES stated that between 27 December 2021 and 2…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body