Thai Police: We'll Get You For Online Social Media Criticism

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Posted by timothy on Saturday June 07, 2014 @08:24AM from the yes-your-preeminence dept.

wired_parrot (768394) writes 'After a leading protester of the recent military coup in Thailand made several critical posts in Facebook criticizing the military takeover, Thailand's Technology Crime Suppression Division tracked his location through his IP address and promptly arrested him.. The arrested was meant to send a message to Thailand's online community. Said the police: "I want to tell any offenders on social media that police will come get you."'

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