“Thailand's National Legislative Assembly approved a controversial law this week which could seriously effect how Thailand's internet users use the web“, writes Daniel at Metroblogging Bangkok. “This single law could put Thailand in the same category as China and Burma with regards to censorship and the lack of a democratic right for free speech“, he adds.

The bill will outlaw any attempt to get around government censorship to access any of the thousands blocked website deemed amoral or offending the country's monarchy.