People check their mobile phones while travelling on the skytrain in Bangkok. The DES Ministry is considering linking ID cards to social media registration to combat fake news and support e-commerce. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul)
Security agencies and the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry are seeking ways to supervise usage of social media and are considering linking users’ registration on platforms with their ID cards as a way to combat fake news, illicit content and fraud.
The move is also meant to support e-commerce activities on social media platforms.
A regulation is being drafted to address the issue and it is expected to become a subordinate rule under the Computer Crimes Act.
DES Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn told the Bangkok Post the move is based on concerns raised by security…
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