Facebook blocks group of one million people mocking Thai king
The page has already been replaced by another group that has already gathered half the number of people as the original one, as users rush to get around the ban.
Pavin Chachavalpongpun, a 49-year-old academic who created the group in April, bemoaned the decision, and quickly set up a similar Facebook group that already has hundreds of thousands of members.
Following the coup, the ruling junta summoned critics of the government and monarchy, including Mr Pavin, who decided to remain abroad.
Mr Pavin, who is an associate professor at Kyoto University's Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, said Royalist Marketplace achieved 1 million members just a few days ago.
Mr Pavin said that after the Facebook group was blocked, he immediately created another one that is essentially the same, called Royalist Marketplace-Talad Luang.
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