You may recall that not too long ago the traffic police opposed having an automated traffic control system and wanted the chaotic traffic management to remain. It is not known on what legal basis the NBTC or the government can act, but their actions seem strange to most people who know how social media operate. Even this government knows how difficult it is to control social media after trying to block Facebook on May 28, 2014, just two weeks after the military coup. How on earth does the government or the NBTC think it can control the flow of information on social media, especially the flow outside the country? Maybe the government needs to be reminded that the Arab Spring was partially fuelled by social media and if governments there had managed to control the flow of social media, many dictators would have continued to remain in power.

Source: Bangkok Post May 13, 2017 21:45 UTC