#IMWeekly: August 15, 2014
In this week's #IMWeekly: Malaysia mulls a Facebook ban, Ukraine’s legislature advances a bill that would curb media and Internet freedom, and Thailand’s junta bans a video game that strikes a little too close to home.
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“Total Censorship in the Air”: How the Thai Junta Has Policed Online Media
It has been over a month since Thailand’s military junta, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), overtook the country’s government during a May 22 coup. Since then, the NCPO has aimed to consolidate political control of the country, moving online to restrict access to information.
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Tougher Internet filtering policies are being applied throughout Southeast Asia. The Gambia House of Representatives has enacted a new law banning criticism of government officials online. Russia has been pushing new legislation that allows copyright holders to ask courts to block access not only to allegedly pirated content, but also to hyperlinks to such content.