Thailand takes first legal action against Facebook, Twitter over content

BANGKOK: Thailand launched legal action on Thursday against tech giants Facebook and Twitter for ignoring requests to take down content, in its first such move against major internet firms.

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society filed legal complaints with cybercrime police after the two social media companies missed deadlines to comply fully with court-issued takedown orders, the minister, Puttipong Punnakanta, said.

No action was sought against Alphabet’s Google as earlier indicated, because its video platform YouTube removed the requested content late on Wednesday, Puttipong said.