The Independent: “Thailand’s government has decided to ban Pornhub and 190 other porn sites, in a move that has prompted a strong backlash from users online. The country’s Digital Minister Puttipong Punnakanta said the ban was part of efforts to restrict access to porn and gambling websites, adding that such content is illegal under the country’s cybercrime law. Following the ban, a closure order appeared on all these sites stating that the content is allegedly ‘guilty according to the Computer Crime Act 2007 by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society’. However, many were not satisfied with the reason and criticised the move, labelling it as censorship and calling for protests. #SavePornHub and another hashtag which translates as #HornyPower trended on Thai Twitter for hours, with tweets making comments or posting memes that the government would be facing greater opposition now beyond the protesters.”
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