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Thailand takes legal action against Facebook, Twitter over content

By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat

Sep 25 2020 6:46AM

After social media giants missed takedown deadlines.

Thailand takes legal action against Facebook, Twitter over content

Thailand launched legal action on Thursday against tech giants Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms. The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society filed legal complaints with cybercrime police after the two social ...

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