Thailand scraps unpopular Internet 'Great Firewall' plan

Thailand scraps unpopular Internet 'Great Firewall' plan

A man works inside a network room at a company in Bangkok, Thailand, October 8, 2015 . REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Thailand’s military government has scrapped a plan to create a single Internet gateway, a deputy prime minister said on Thursday, putting paid to a system aimed at allowing authorities to monitor content.

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