The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) on Monday (21 Aug) stated it prepares to ask a court to close down Meta Platforms’ Facebook in Thailand unless it acts over frauds that have actually impacted more than 200,000 individuals.
MDES Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn stated, “We are asking the court to close Facebook, not enabling it to offer services in Thailand if they let these phony pages fraud individuals.”
In a declaration, the ministry stated it had actually made duplicated ask for ads it had actually recognized as frauds to be removed by Facebook, however the issue continued and it would look for court intervention.
According to MDES Representative Wetang Phuangsup, authorities were presently collecting proof of misdeed by Facebook that would exist prior to the court later on this month.
He stated, “If there is a great deal of misdeed, the court might shut down pages and accounts. Or the court might close the whole platform.”
The ministry stated frauds committed on Facebook consisted of drawing users to purchase phony business, fabricating federal government bodies like the Securities and Exchange Commission, and trading in digital currencies. Minister Chaiwut stated, “They can’t operate like this.” ( NNT)
