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Thailand threatening to shut down Facebook, alleging it doesn’t screen ads well enough

A Thai Cabinet minister is threatening to try to shut down Facebook in the country, saying the social media platform does not do enough to screen the advertisements it runs, leaving people vulnerable to costly scams

FILE – The Facebook logo is seen on a cell phone, on Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. A Thai Cabinet minister is threatening to try to shut down Facebook in the country, saying the social media platform does not do enough to screen the advertisements it runs, leaving people vulnerable to costly scams. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

The Associated Press

BANGKOKA Thai Cabinet minister is threatening to try to shut down Facebook in the country, saying the social media platform does not do enough to screen the advertisements it runs, leaving people vulnerable to costly scams.

Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, Thailand’s minister of Digital Economy and Society, said in a statement Monday…

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