ISPs escape liability for illicit content in new Act
Local internet service providers (ISP) and foreign social networking companies will be exempt from liability for illegal content under Thailand’s new Computer Crime Act 2017, says a legal expert.
The new Computer Crime Act, which goes into effect today, does not have a mandate to impose punishments on ISPs and social media firms if they cooperate in removing illicit content from their sites upon receiving a court order, said Paiboon Amonpinyokeat, one of the authors of the draft ministerial notifications under the Computer Crime Act.
