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Government considering linking ID details to social media profiles


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In what it says is an attempt to address fake news, fraud, and unlawful content, the government is considering linking people’s ID cards to their social media profiles. According to a Bangkok Post report, the Digital Economy and Society Ministry claims doing this would also boost e-commerce on social media. Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn says a draft regulation on the subject is expected to be integrated into the Computer Crimes Act. According to Chaiwut, the ministry is anxious to stop the spread of fake news and illegal content on social media and the latest proposal follows concerns raised by security agencies. […]

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38 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

the government is considering linking people’s ID cards to their social media profiles

And remember, you good people of Thailand, we will be watching over you, just to protect you from those horrible fake news people and to help with your e-commerce . . . nothing to do with what you're saying to each other, of course.

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