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After restricting a group critical of Thailands monarchy, Facebook says it will take legal action against the government
Requests like this are severe, contravene internationalhuman rights law, and have a chilling effect on peoples ability to express themselves.
The spokesperson added, excessive government actions like this also undermine our ability to reliably invest in Thailand, including maintaining an office, safeguarding our employees, and directly supporting businesses that rely on Facebook.
The group was started in April by Pavin Chachavalpongpun, a dissident living in self-exile in Japan, where he is an associate professor of political science at Kyoto Universitys Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
Pavin told Reuters that Royalist Marketplace is part of the democratization process, it is a space for freedom of expression.
By doing this, Facebook is cooperating with the authoritarian regime to obstruct democracy and cultivating authoritarianism in Thailand.
The geo-restriction of Royalist Marketplace comes as thousands of pro-democracy protestors in Bangkok demand reform of the monarchy, including abolition of a strict lese-majeste law that mandates prison sentences of up to 15 years for people who defame members of the monarchy.
In a piece published on the Council of Foreign Relations website earlier this month, Pavin wrote that for several decades now, the supposedly constitutional monarchy of Thailand has often proven to extend its powers beyond constitutional norms and rules, intervening in politics as the current king, Maha Vajiralongkorn, established closer ties with the military.
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