Protest in Bangkok after the Thai government announced it has banned Pornhub and 190 other pornography websites.
Digital minister Puttipong Punnakanta said the block of the pornography websites was part of efforts to restrict access to porn and gambling websites, adding that such content is illegal under the country’s cybercrime law.
But the decision has been criticised by Thai users leading to the protest in Bangkok.
Other Thai users have been using the hashtag #SavePornhub online.
A demonstration was held at the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society in the capital with protesters holding signs reading “Free Pornhub”.
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Thailand was in the top 20 for daily traffic to Pornhub in 2019 and has a globally-known sex industry.
An activist group called Anonymous Party posted a statement online saying: “We want to reclaim Pornhub. People are entitled to choices.”
Pornhub has not yet commented on the ban.
Source: SkyNews
