freedom of speech

  • “Liking” something in Thailand could get you arrested

    Thailand has brought its infamous lèse-majesté law up-to-date, by expanding its scope to cover the “liking” of status updates or groups on Facebook. In Thailand a few years back, partying it up at a bar in Bangkok, my friend quickly corrected me when I handed a bill to the...
  • Chinese man jailed for spreading radiation rumors

    December 15th has been declared “Free to Tweet” day on social media site Twitter. It’s an initiative supporting freedom of speech (specifically celebrating the American First Amendment because no one else on Twitter is from any other country in the world). The initiative may have found a poster child...