Youtube.com is blocked in Thailand for the second time

For the second time in one month the goverment has blocked youtube.com. The first time was the 9 of Mars 2007.

YouTube has many controversial videos concerning Thai politics, but a user uploaded a serious attack on His Majesty the King last Sunday, an act some blamed for the possible blocking of YouTube. There is also some clipping from the ousted PM and that was the reason last time.

The minister of information and communication technology, promised early this week to block websites he or his staff considered to be pornographic, offensive to the monarchy or a danger to national security.

Blocking YouTube, which has hundreds of thousands of videos, would be highly controversial, even if offensive clips remain on the site.

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