2014 Thai coup d'état: Difference between revisions

In response to the anti-coup activities on social media, the NCPO ordered the [[Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (Thailand)|Ministry of Information and Communication Technology]] (MICT) to block Facebook in Thailand "from time to time", effective from 28 May 2014. On that evening, Facebook was blocked for about an hour throughout the country.<ref>{{cite web | title = ปลัดไอซีทีเผย ปิดเฟซบุ๊กทั่วประเทศเป็นระยะ | trans_title = ICT permanent secretary: Facebook will be blocked nationwide from time to time | url = http://news.springnewstv.tv/48641/%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B5-%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9C%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%8B%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%8A%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A7%E0%B8%9B%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9B%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B0%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%B0 | date = 2014-05-28 | accessdate = 2014-05-28 | language = Thai | publisher = Spring News }}</ref> The MICT also stated on 24 May that more than 100 URLs have been blocked under martial law.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://prachatai.com/english/node/4012 | date = 2014-05-24 | accessdate = 2014-05-26 | publisher = Prachatai | title = Over 100 URLs blocked under Martial law }}</ref>

 

Thai protesters against the coup d'état have been reported to use the three-finger salute from [[The_Hunger_Games_(film_series)|The Hunger Games film series]], symbolizing Thai rebellion.<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/02/thai-protesters-hunger-games-salute The Thai protesters' Hunger Games salute shows a lack of political thought]</ref>