YouTube Blocked in All of Thailand Over Insulting Video   4/5/2007 - 2,298 views, 2 Comments

Summary: The YouTube video website has been blocked from all of Thailand after a video appeared on the YouTube site which insults the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, explains Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, Thailand's Minister of Information and Technology.

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The YouTube video website has been blocked from all of Thailand after a video appeared on the YouTube site which, the country’s government claims, insults the Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

According to Thailand’s Minister of Information and Technology, Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, Thailand requested that YouTube remove the video, which shows photographs of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, along with pictures of feet, images that are considered insulting to the king.

When YouTube failed to honour Thailand’s request, the country took the step of forbidding access to YouTube from within the country of Thailand.

Said Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom, “People who create these are abusing their rights and clearly don’t mean well for the country,” adding that “We have closed many and will continue to.”

“We are disappointed that YouTube has been blocked in Thailand, and we are currently looking into the matter,” said a spokesperson for YouTube.

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2 Comments »

  1. They should realize that blocking the site would lead to publicity, that in turn would lead to more people seeing the video they don’t want anyone to see.

    Comment by Misterdoe — 4/8/2007 @ 8:19 am

  2. can u plz block this vid. Idiot thai king. it makes fun of him and swears at him plz search youtube properly

    Comment by annonymous — 7/21/2007 @ 11:59 am

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