Prachatai Explores The 29 Websites

You know the issue and what’s at stake. Over at Prachatai they did all the hard work and update you on Thailand’s infamous new blacklist – yes, the Democrats’ opening of Pandora’s Box. Prachatai takes you by the hand and updates you on each questionable website. And concludes that that list is more of a political blacklist.

The verdict? You know who’s Prachatai, but is it that simple? “Prachatai has explored the websites, including its own, alleged to have lèse majesté content, and has found that almost none of them have anything to do with lèse majesté. Instead, it turns out that most of them are not in favor of the Democrat Party itself.”

Prachatai researched the front-runners and tail-lights alike. Did myself a little clicking. Prachatai quotes “This video has been removed due to term of use violation.” But surprise. Nope, I’m not surfing via proxy. Nothing to hide. But some stuff is still accessible and you must wonder what kind of effort has been put into the making of those videos.

Prachatai’s exploration is a vade mecum through a potentially very hot issue. But are things as bad as they seem? The government didn’t snatch the Democrats’ bait. They caught the hot potato and let the controversy quietly cool down. As most websites on the blacklist are clearly pro-Thaksin? And anti-PAD. You won’t find too much pro-PAD stuff these days.




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May 30, 2008 | Filed Under Politics, Society, Tidbits 

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