<p>The current protests in Iran have drawn attention to the regime&rsquo;s attempts at creating a system of mass surveillance and information control similar to that of its authoritarian allies.</p>

<p>Atlas VPN, a VPN provider,&nbsp;says&nbsp;that VPN installs surged by 644% in Thailand after the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) restricted access to Pornhub.</p>

<div> <div>The military has released villagers detained for protesting against the junta’s plans for a coal-fired power plant in Krabi Province. </div></div>

<div>A provincial court in southern Thailand has acquitted anti-election protesters accused of preventing 2014 election, ruling that all witnesses were political opponents of the defendants. </div>

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