Thailand threatens to block FB

Thai authorities threatened to block Facebook on Tuesday if the social network giant does not remove content that is deemed threatening to national security or offensive to the royal family.The military junta, which has increased internet censorship since assuming power in the May 2014 coup, demanded, through the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, that Facebook remove 131 posts on its site by Tuesday morning, or face legal action. The Thai Internet Service Provider Association warned Facebook's subsidiary company in Thailand that it would disconnect the content delivery network originating Facebook's server if the social media company failed to comply with the Thai govt.