Is new computer crime law going too far?

A new computer crime law has raised questions as to whether or not enforcement has gone too far into the territory of free speech and free expression. The new law allows authorities to disable web content they deem to be insulting or pornographic.

Reporters Without Borders(RSF) has voiced concern about the quasi-draconian law, saying that the right for Internet Service Providers to keep user information for up to 90 days is not right.

Supinya Klangnarong, a member from the Freedom Against Censorship in Thailand organization (FACT) has called the law a threat and violation of privacy and the RSF shares these sentiments.

A statement from FACT says that implementing these measures do not aim to prevent, as [the authorities] claim, but to control." Calling certain actions an insult to the monarchy, FACT raises the point that some websites that have been banned do not even fit into the categories as described as pornographic or offensive.