Internet rights, Netizen’s sub-culture, and gender perspectives during political transformation in Thailand
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2011
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IT for Change, Bengaluru, IN
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The control over Internet in Thailand is cause for serious concern. Reporters Sans Frontieres (RSF) monitor freedom of the media in Thailand because the government perceives the Internet as a political enemy. Media and tools of communication have become the battle ground of choice between two political camps: the “yellow camp” claims to act in order to protect the Nation and the King; the red camp, claims to fight for a real democracy. Evidence shows that Internet freedom is critically impaired for Thai citizens, regardless of gender. With regard to justice, access to ICTs may be a means to promote structural changes that lead to greater gender justice.
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INTERNET GOVERNANCE, GENDER EQUITY, ACCESS TO ICT, INTERNET, SOCIAL MEDIA, CITIZENSHIP, FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, POLITICAL POWER, INFORMATION SOCIETY, DIGITAL DIVIDE, THAILAND, FAR EAST ASIA