Thailand’s Creeping Digital Authoritarianism
Since the military coup of 2014, Thailand has developed one of the most sophisticated systems of digital surveillance in Southeast Asia.
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February 17, 2021
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January saw a Thai court hand down a record-breaking 43 and a half- year sentence to a Thai woman convicted of breaking the country’s infamous lese majeste law. The court based the conviction on audio clips that the woman had posted on Facebook and YouTube. The sentencing has, once again, drawn attention to the country’s lese majeste law. But it has also provoked much speculation concerning the state’s ability to monitor Thai netizens, an ability that has become greatly enhanced in recent years.
DOMINICA CONTINUES TO TRANSFORM THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF DIGITAL ECONOMY DOMINICA CONTINUES TO TRANSFORM THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF DIGITAL ECONOMY
Minister for Public Works and the Digital Economy, Honourable Cassanni Laville, says the Ministry of Digital Economy continues to transform Dominica and has played a critical role in the fight against covid-19 in Dominica with the digitization of online platforms.
“We implemented the online travel forms to assist in the screening of visitors. We also implemented changes to assist in limiting personal contact through the migration of online payments to Government departments and development of key curfew passes,” Honourable Laville stated.