NBTC commissioner Dr Pirongrong Ramasoota has been sentenced to prison for wrongfully exercising authority against TrueID, an internet platform owned by a Thai corporate giant, over issuing warning letters about embedded advertisements on the platform. Several parties believe this poses a threat to media consumers’ rights.

A major satellite and cable TV provider appears to have blocked the broadcasts about the Thai election of several overseas news agencies, according to reports on social media and eyewitness accounts. 

<p>A Facebook page said it deleted two posts about a TV station staffer who reportedly died from overwork because it feared a lawsuit from the news agency, which is owned by one of the richest conglomerates in Thailand.</p>