Information and Communications Technology Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom this week instructed the website ban be lifted after YouTube owner Google installed filters to stop Thais from accessing clips insulting the 79-year-old monarch, a ministry official said.
The Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) criticized the collaboration between Google and the government to censor YouTube:
"Any such collusion could potentially be open for abuse, and thereby only exacerbate concerns over free speech over the internet," SEAPA said.
"The cooperation between Google/YouTube and the Thai government could conceivably become a template sought by other governments that have had run-ins with sensitive content on the video-sharing site," it said.
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