Thailand lifts ban on Youtube

August 31, 2007

Just after the 30 day challenge comes to an end Thailand’s military government decides to lift the ban on the site. Going through a proxy was always an alternative, but it was frustrating and most of the time I gave up trying.

The official reason was that there were some videos that mocked Thailand’s monarchy. The unofficial reason was that former Prime Minister Thaksin who is currently living abroad while his arrest is being sought, was that he was using the service for political purposes.

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