‘Pornhub’ the biggest pornsite of Thailand declared ‘CLOSED’. All over the country on Monday (9 November) all the site visitors were entertained with a notice of ‘suspension’. Hashtag Trafficking hub campaign has gained significant bonding from the country media and society.
digital minister of that country Puttipong Punnakanta, declared that ‘Pornhub had been blocked for violating the country’s Computer Crimes Act of 2007
The previous week, digital minister of that country Puttipong Punnakanta, declared that ‘Pornhub had been blocked for violating the country’s Computer Crimes Act of 2007.’
On the distinct side, Pornhub supporters have been resisting this governmental decision, It’s reported that Thailand has seen a surge of searches for VPNs (virtual private networks) in an apparent attempt to bypass the ban. However, the ban will certainly have a massive impact on Pornhub’s business and on a user’s ability to upload new content.
In understanding the determination, the Minister pointed to other states that have prohibited the website and to organized groups (e.g. Traffickinghub!) asking for it to be shut down because the site supports human trafficking and disgraceful for women.
This governmental move has garnered both assistance and resistance from the public. Some claimed the government was attempting to censor content and restrict human rights. However, Punnakanta defended the move clarifying the ban was due to consistent complaints from concerned parents, monks, teachers.
Hashtag Trafficking hub campaign has gained significant traction in Thai news media
Hashtag Trafficking hub campaign has gained significant traction in Thai news media. Thailand’s public news broadcast, Thai PBS, covered the campaign considerably, and aired clips of the Traffickinghub animated campaign video, which as of today has over 33 million views globally.
Thailand is the 10th largest country of the porn industry
Note, Thailand is a lucrative and important market for Pornhub as Bangkok is Pornhub’s 10th largest customer base. This country is the biggest exporter of pornographic content in the world and is well known as a global epicentre of sex trafficking and child sex abuse.
