1. Censorship in Thailand
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3. Table of contents Definition of censorship
Types of censorship in Thailand
The government’s argument on censorship
The public’s argument on censorship

4. What is censorship?

5. To "censor" is an act of choosing to remove or hide a part of information that is considered to be offensive or inappropriate. In other words, it is an elimination of indecent words or graphic images from the public audience. For instance, self- censorship is when you try to avoid saying certain things — or possibly re-wording them depending on who is listening.

6. Censorship in Thailand
Media censorship:
Newspaper
Internet
Films
Government policy on censorship

7. Newspaper/News Censorship

8. Newspaper/News Censorship
Latest Thailand press freedom score referring from the freedomhouse.org
Thailand’s score has varies from but it stayed in the partly free status before the NCPO control the country.
Years
Press freedom score
2010
58 (Partly free)
2011
62 (Not free)
2012
60 (Partly free)
2013
2014 (coup d'état)
64 (Not free)

9. Lese Majeste in Thailand
It is the strict law that protect the royal family.
According to Article 112, who defames or insults the royal family “will be punished up to 15 years in prison”
This law occurred because they are the central of the society in Thailand.
Since 1908

10. News Censorship Daily Mail
It is banned by the military since Daily Mail published the content about the royal family. In this case, the news media is blamed for not following Thai lese-majeste laws.
Mail Online
Mail Online published inappropriate video of Crown Prince of Thailand on its site. So it was blocked in Thailand.
Thailand is ranked 130th out of 180 countries in censorship index at that time.

11. This website has an inappropriate content and information that was banned by ICT (Ministry of Information and communication technology)

12. The Asian edition that has been censored in Thailand

13. Newspaper/News Censorship
Firstly, The New York Times newspaper that was published in Thailand left a blank space in the news about the King’s health. Since it is wrong to criticize his health according to the lese-majeste laws, the editor can be sued as it is considered as an illegal act. It is really risky to talk about the royal family in the public.
Next, the news about Thai economy was also left blank. Media in Thailand has been monitored closely since the takeover of the NCPO.

14. Newspaper/News Censorship
Drawing a satirical cartoon is prohibited in Thailand
Especially the ones that are too sarcastic or offensive
Bangkok Post
A satirical cartoon by Sakda Sae-eaw, which was too offensive, is prohibited to publish to the public. “When your cartoons only attack, but do not contain jokes. You cannot do this job,” said Sakda.

17. Internet Censorship Single gateway:
Single gateway is when the government reduce international internet gateway to only one channel and the government will be the one who controlling it.
It allows the government to
Control the information in and out of the country.
Blocked website that they think that it is inappropriate.
Have an access to personal information of the public Internet users.
"General Prayuth was worried about Thai youth accessing inappropriate content," He thinks that in fact, privacy should be considered more importantly.

18. Banned Films

19. Arbat A Thai movie about a monk that acted inappropriately
→ having a relationship with a female during his ordination, drinking alcohol, and committing violence.
The worst thing he did was not respecting a Thai God called Buddha.
Because of this, The Department of Cultural Promotion made an order to ban the movie.

20. Arbat

21. The Hunger Games
Three fingers salute symbolizes admiration, thanks, or saying goodbye to a person that you love.
In Thailand, the military coup thought of it as a silent resistance or unofficial symbol of opposition to Thailand’s coup.
Meaning of the sign: “A photo montage circulating online paired a picture from The Hunger Games with a graphic of three fingers labelled:
No Coup
Liberty
Democracy
3 fingers salute represented by District it symbolizes admiration to the person u love
Gov thinks it is a silent resistance
Meaning ⇒ no coup/liberty/democracy

22. The government’s argument on censorship
Helps preserve the secret of a nation
The NCPO censored some sensitive information to protect its private information
Example: a military
Protects children from inappropriate material
Example: pornography
Censorship prevents some scenes in movies that are considered to be offensive
Example: The Hunger Games

23. The public’s argument on censorship
Lack of freedom of the press
Less freedom of speech
It is against creativity as there is limitation in the society.
Limit the ability of a society to advance the greater
understandings of the world
People can seek less information
Single gateway: it “consolidates all the gateways into one central government-controlled point”
Allows the government to monitor the citizen closely

24. Conclusion

25. The press status in Thailand is not free anymore
Thailand should consider about the importance of the freedom of speech more and censor only some inappropriate content.
In our country, the military claimed that censorship helps reduce conflicts about countries’ differences or political issues
In fact, some censored information can conceal the truth about some specific people like the government → this is against our human rights
There should be a limitation in censorship

26. Work Cited
Thailand's Single Digital Gateway:
Hunger Games salute banned by Thai military:
MailOnline blocked in Thailand by military junta after publishing video revealing decadent lifestyle of country's Crown Prince and his wife: MailOnline blocked in Thailand after it publishes video of Daily Mail
lifestyle-of-countrys-crown-prince-and-his-wife-cavorting-in-a-g-string/
Down the Memory Hole Lies ‘Juntaland’:
Drawing and crossing the line:
Single Gateway:
Assault on Thai government websites 'symbolic', minister says:
Freedom House:
The Lese Majeste:
New York Time censored

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