1. Thailand has increasingly censored and blocked websites since the 2006 coup, especially those deemed insulting to the monarchy or threatening national security. Over 2,300 sites have been blocked and new laws have increased penalties for online content offenses. 2. Internet politics in Thailand grew out of online message boards in the late 1990s and early 2000s, acting as a new public sphere for political discussion. However, censorship and self-censorship of issues like the monarchy increased over time. 3. After the 2006 coup, censorship intensified as the junta took control of media and enacted new cybercrime laws. Hundreds of sites were blocked, especially those seen as pro-Thaksin or anti-

1. From Jungle and Street to Cyberspace: Internet Politics and Censorship in Thailand

4. Internet Website Banned in Thailand 2004

5. Blocked Website by ICT

9. Thailand’s Internet Users in the Global Context http :// www . internetworldstats . com / stats3 . htm#asia ( June 2008) 305.5 % 21.9 % 1,463,632,361 6,676,120,288 WORLD TOTAL 406.1 % 100.0 % 15.3 % 578,538,257 114,304,000 3,776,181,969 TOTAL ASIA 0.0 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 1,200 - 1,108,777 East Timor 1566.7 % 0.0 % 1.5 % 100,000 6,000 6,677,534 Laos 1066.7 % 0.0 % 0.5 % 70,000 6,000 14,241,640 Cambodia 486.8 % 0.0 % 46.2 % 176,029 30,000 381,371 Brunei Darussalem 3,900.0 % 0.0 % 0.1 % 40,000 1,000 47,758,181 Myanmar 125.0 % 0.5 % 58.6 % 2,700,000 1,200,000 4,608,167 Singapore 483.3 % 2.3 % 20.5 % 13,416,000 2,300,000 65,493,298 Thailand 600.0 % 2.4 % 15.1 % 14,000,000 2,000,000 92,681,453 Philippines 302.8 % 2.6 % 59.0 % 14,904,000 3,700,000 25,274,133 Malaysia 9,979.8 % 3.5 % 23.4 % 20,159,615 200,000 86,116,559 Vietnam 1,150.0 % 4.3 % 10.5 % 25,000,000 2,000,000 237,512,355 Indonesia 99.7 % 16.2 % 73.8 % 94,000,000 47,080,000 127,288,419 Japan Use Growth ( 2000-2008 ) (%) Users in Asia Penetration (% Population) Internet Users, Latest Data Internet Users, (Year 2000) Population ( 2008 Est.)

10. Web Ranking: 23 Feb 2009

15. 1.1 The Rise of Internet and Internet Politics (Virtual Democracy: 1999-2004)

18. Political Message Board @ www.pantip.com “ The Rajadamnoen Café” http :// www . pantip . com / cafe / rajdumnern /

21. 1.2 From Online to Offline Politics (2005-Sep 2006): Anti-Thaksin Movement (Manager.co.th +ASTV+Yellow Shirt)

24. The Recipe of the Manager’s “Online + Offline Politics” = Sustain the Critical Mass During the Period of Media Manipulation & Monopoly + entertainment (gossip on sexual life) + hosting outside Thailand

25. 2006-2008 hits

26. 3 months – manager.co.th

28. Web Ranking: 23 Feb 2009

29. 6 months compared (manager v.s. prachatai)

31. The September 2006 Effect on Blocked Websites 2. Coup/Post Coup Period – Sep 08- (Internet Insurgency)

35. Example: www.hi-thaksin.net

36. www.truethaksin.com

37. www.prachathai.com

38. www.midnightuniv.org

39. Camfrog: Transgression as Freedom of Speech

40. www.nocoup.org

41. http://www.wevoteno.net

42. Hacked ICT Website 20 July 2007

43. ChupitchTV.com