How Thai authorities use online doxxing to suppress dissent
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·April 20, 2025nomilk
colechristensen
Absurd and not at all surprising today. And large sections of many populations do not care because their ideology aligns with whoever is doing the abuse of basic freedoms.
ashoeafoot
and these democratic retarded parts make a bright future impossible . you can not hand out replicators and antimatter to the retarded without sentencing them to death . imagine a world where the us abandons the western world order and every country goes for nukes to protect themselves from the landempires driven by the retarded population whos existence the idealism retarded refuse to recognise.
Then have sone retro locust movement like isis take over the remnants of a nuclear state and some fanatics fire on another nuclear state like israel.
Visits the sites people, go diving in the red sea, invest into endless greenhouses and learn to wear filter masks when the Sahara dust comes.
brokegrammer
Thai authorities can also arrest and jail you if you leave bad reviews on Google maps. If you visit Thailand it's best not to say anything but positive things about the country on social media.
digianarchist
That’s more about Thailand’s ridiculously strict defamation laws than suppressing criticism of the country.
aaron695
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imiric
Chilling. Governments weaponizing information they have on citizens is textbook dystopian. The lack of oversight on social media platforms that allows this to happen is incompetence at best, and complicity at worst.
As more governments slip into autocracies, similar scenarios are likely happening in other countries as well, and we just don't know about it. The fact that US social media platforms are operated by people supportive of an aspiring autocrat should be a red flag for anyone still using them. Especially for citizens of the US, where the line between the government and corporations gets thinner by the day.
These are truly bizarre and frightening times for anyone outside of this system.
CGamesPlay
> The lack of oversight on social media platforms that allows this to happen is incompetence at best, and complicity at worst.
The social media platforms are supposed to what? Be a foil to the governments? Replace the government? Be a foil to the governments you don't like? It's unclear what you think the ideal here is.
Asooka
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petesergeant
> Think back to 2020 when just saying you have any misgivings about taking part in Pfizer's impromptu global human trials would get you … fully debanked and without a job
I don’t think I heard about this: is there a reliable place I can read more about it?
perihelions
I assume that they're referring to
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30345886 ("Trudeau announces intention to freeze bank accounts of protestors (bbc.com)")
throwaway48476
In my country platforms that do not force users to self dox are suppressed. Much cleaner for the authorities so they don't have to tip their hand and be seen doxxing.
silexia
The bigger government gets, the less freedoms the people have. It is critically important not to ask government to solve problems (government is bad at solving most problems), and to seek ways to shrink government.
lovich
> (government is bad at solving most problems)
I reject the implication, that corporations are always better at solving most problems.
> and to seek ways to shrink government.
Id rather seek ways to maximize liberty, and while they frequently can mean limiting the government, the act of shrinking the government is not _necessary_, and even works against my goals if the government is the one keeping my liberty maximized
godelski
> I reject the implication, that corporations are always better at solving most problems.
djmips
Yeah, aren't most businesses kind of like dictatorships, perhaps oligarchies but employees don't have a vote anyway. It's no surprise that if Trump and Musk want to run the USA as a business it kind of looks like that.
userbinator
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okayishdefaults
How do you know when it's small enough?
bilbo0s
HN User Silexia will tell you of course.
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jimbob45
What you’re saying is broadly true but my understanding is that the Thai government is dysfunctional in an Emperor Nero sort of way.
speakfreely
Are you referring to Air Marshal Fufu? The wiki article does not disappoint.
MarcelOlsz
I'd prefer a government that is as big as humanly possible. Nationalize everything. Centralize everything. When everyone is in the government, nobody is in the government. Mission accomplished!
steve_adams_86
I agree and disagree. Some things make sense to centralize. Some things maybe less.
I’m glad Canada is talking about centralizing how trade is managed, for example. I think it’ll be good for us in the long run. Yet I don’t think food security is best accomplished through centralized farming practices. Distribution of these systems may be slightly less efficient, but I think that’s a price worth paying in the longer term. Especially as we need to worry more about climate change which can have localized impacts.
It’s a complex matter. We shouldn’t hesitate to centralize when it makes sense. But we should be careful, too. Centralization comes with drawbacks, no matter what. They won’t always be easy to anticipate.
MarcelOlsz
It is an incredibly easy matter. Most people I know don't care for grinding because it doesn't earn more happiness. The few that do, are privileged software engineers making 300k+ so it makes sense for them to grind it out and be set for life and even they can quickly acknowledge that again, it doesn't bring more happiness. Most people I know are far more motivated to do things for common good, whether its limited to their friends circle or community and have no incentive to grind for a boss.
There is no logical or humane reason to keep working as much as we do. You want to be competitive join a sports league or something. If you want to question why would anyone do what I suggested you can just go to github.com and see millions of altruists doing it for free. A clear example of humanity trying to break free held down by a vast swathe of wretches of would-be millionaires and current billionaires.
It is impossible for me to entertain anything related to conserving any part of the status quo while I still have to work 40+ hours a week. It is a complete shit show and we've made no progress in the past 250 years except a couple apps and other bullshit "technology" with meaningful tech being an absolute drop in an infinite ocean of shit. How embarrassing for all of us.
speakfreely
I'm giving you an upvote because I am 51% sure that was just good trolling.
MarcelOlsz
I was half joking and making a reference to his silly small government comment but I do absolutely believe in nationalizing the tits out of everything. My dream is to walk into a grocery store and everything is the best it can be, with identical labelling, no marketing, and all the information I want about it. "SALT". "WATER". Any positive iteration should lead to reward and absorption by my fictional state. I've probably read too much sci fi.
> The (pro democracy) protesters were met with severe repression, and in November 2020, Prime Minister Prayuth ordered authorities to bring back the enforcement of lèse-majesté, or Section 112 of the Criminal Code, which criminalizes “insulting the monarchy”. Thailand’s use of lèse-majesté has been both arbitrary and prolific; protesters can be arrested for as little as sharing social media posts that are ‘insulting to the monarchy’. Furthermore, the weaponization of lèse-majesté has devastating consequences: those convicted under Section 112 face three to 15 years in prison per count.