Thai minister says clampdown won't stop as Facebook plans to fight order

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's digital minister vowed no relent on Wednesday in a crackdown on social media content deemed illegal and said it was unlikely Facebook would follow through on plans to challenge an order to block access to a group critical of the Thai monarchy.
The "Royalist Marketplace" group, which had over 1 million members, was blocked within Thailand late on Monday after the digital ministry threatened legal action against Facebook under the country's Computer Crime Act.
Facebook <FB.O> said it was compelled to comply and would mount a legal challenge in court.
The tension comes amid near daily youth-led protests against the government of a former junta chief, during which some demonstrators have made unprecedented calls for reforms of the monarchy, which is illegal to insult in ...


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