BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai Cabinet minister is threatening to attempt to shut down Facebook within the nation, saying the social media platform doesn't do sufficient to display the commercials it runs, leaving individuals susceptible to expensive scams.

Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, Thailand’s minister of Digital Economy and Society, stated in an announcement Monday that he's able to go to felony court docket by the top of the month arguing for Facebook to be shut down in Thailand.

He stated Thai authorities have already appealed to Facebook father or mother firm Meta to take down fraudulent advertisements, resulting in greater than 5,000 being blocked, however that the issue persists.

He stated advertisements or pretend profiles on Facebook often purport to characterize respected monetary and funding advisers providing excessive income, luring individuals into scams during which they lose their cash.

Reached by cellphone on Tuesday, Meta in Thailand requested for queries to be despatched by e-mail to its press division, which didn't instantly reply to a request for touch upon the minister’s allegations.

It was not instantly clear how shortly the court docket would possibly rule on the case whether it is filed by the ministry.

Facebook is extraordinarily standard in Thailand, with greater than 50 million person accounts for the nation’s 66 million individuals.

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