"When saying we are going to have an election, the climate should be more relaxed," she said. Authorities have recently pledged to deal harshly with those who engage in smear campaigns or distort the truth to sow sedition through social media. Moreover, social media users nowadays are already careful, and fake news is a problem of every society, not just Thailand. "The government has to control [social media] if it's necessary, but it must be reasonable," he said. He said that as, so far, the government had not taken action against all those who had criticised it on social media, it must have considered the situation.

Source: Bangkok Post December 10, 2017 23:03 UTC