Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida greet supporters in Bangkok on Nov 1. (AP pic)
BANGKOK: Thailand’s digital ministry on Wednesday warned Thai users not to break the law on the audio drop-in application Clubhouse, which has rapidly emerged as a platform for discussions of the country’s monarchy.
Thailand has a tough “lese majeste” law against insulting or defaming the country’s king, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison, and the government regularly uses a cybercrime law to prosecute critics of the monarchy on the grounds of national security.
The app was blocked in China earlier this month after a brief window that allowed thousands of mainland users to join in the kind of discussions often censored there.
Some Hong Kong activists in exile have also participated in Clubhouse chats.
Puttipong Punnakanta, Minister of Digital Economy and Society,…
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