Lao authorities tighten screws on social media users
Newly created task force monitors posts and comments to lay out rules and punishments
Updated: June 03, 2021 06:00 AM GMT
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Houayheuang Xayabouly was sentenced to five years in prison in 2019 for speaking up for the victims of a flood that resulted from faulty construction at a hydroelectric dam. (Photo: Radio Free Asia)
Authorities in Laos are stepping up their campaign to keep tabs on social media users in the repressive communist nation with a newly created task force at the vanguard of monitoring.
The task force comprises local government officials and police officers, whose job includes monitoring posts and comments by social media users in the country.
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