With the election getting closer the junta chief, whose popularity is declining, launched his personal social media assault on Saturday in a bid to reach out to people. On his Facebook page, Prayut’s first post read: “Dear citizen, as a lot of people are now communicating via Facebook, I have opened my personal account to communicate with you on government policy, the government’s and my works. All suggestions and opinions are welcomed.” The post prompted a fierce reaction from his supporters, along with non-fans such as ex-journalist Andrew MacGregor Marshall, who posted a half-Prayut, half-Hitler face portrait along with a comment. “I have some feedback,” wrote Marshall on Sunday, when the general asked for suggestions and an exchange of views on Facebook. “We want elections ASAP and a democratic prime minister. Academic Pavin Chachavalpongpun posted his own picture with the caption, “I’m thirsty”, on … [Read more...] about Prayut gets a taste of acerbic social media as he comes on board
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Turkey Arrests Man for Social Media Video Insulting Atatürk
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu announced on Monday that authorities had detained a man who posted a video on social media insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkish Republic. The arrest came after a video circulated on social media of the man, who has not been publicly identified, insulting and hitting a statue of Atatürk in the capital of Istanbul.As noted by Hurriyet, “Thousands of people took the issue to Twitter with the hashtag ‘AtayaUzananEliKırarız!’ (‘We will break the hands [of those] insulting Atatürk’ in English), calling for the man’s detention and an investigation into the incident.” “The person who recorded the video in which Atatürk is insulted and the person making the insult has been detained by Turkish police,” Soylu wrote on Twitter on Monday. Turkish Law 5816 (“The Law Concerning … [Read more...] about Turkey Arrests Man for Social Media Video Insulting Atatürk
Social media mocks White House painting of Trump drinking Diet Coke with Lincoln
By Amy Graff, SFGATE Updated 9:28 am PDT, Monday, October 15, 2018 A painting hanging in the White House showing Trump drinking a Diet Coke with Republican presidents of the past got a lot of attention in social media on Oct. 14, 2018. (Twitter: @jbillinson) A painting hanging in the White House showing Trump drinking a Diet Coke with Republican presidents of the past got a lot of attention in social media on Oct. 14, 2018. (Twitter: @jbillinson) Photo: Twitter Screen Grab A painting hanging in the White House showing Trump drinking a Diet Coke with Republican presidents of the past got a lot of attention in social media on Oct. 14, 2018. A painting hanging in the White House showing Trump drinking a Diet Coke with Republican presidents of the past got a lot of attention in social media on Oct. 14, 2018. Photo: Twitter Screen Grab A painting … [Read more...] about Social media mocks White House painting of Trump drinking Diet Coke with Lincoln
Social media reaction to Ian Paisley’s Jimmy Savile Brexit tweet
North Antrim DUP MP, Ian Paisley, provoked acrimony at the weekend when he made reference to serial child sex abuser, Jimmy Savile, in a tweet about Brexit. Politicians from different parties, journalists and members of the public took to social media to express their opinion - here's what some of them had to say. Brexit negotiations on knife-edge as border issue remains ‘significant problem’ The earliest copy of the Belfast News Letter, the world’s oldest daily newspaper, turns 280 today … [Read more...] about Social media reaction to Ian Paisley’s Jimmy Savile Brexit tweet
Social media reacts to White House painting of Trump drinking Diet Coke with Lincoln
By Amy Graff, SFGATE Published 7:17 am PDT, Monday, October 15, 2018 A painting hanging in the White House showing Trump drinking a Diet Coke with Republican presidents of the past got a lot of attention in social media on Oct. 14, 2018. A painting hanging in the White House showing Trump drinking a Diet Coke with Republican presidents of the past got a lot of attention in social media on Oct. 14, 2018. Photo: Twitter Screen Grab A painting hanging in the White House showing Trump drinking a Diet Coke with Republican presidents of the past got a lot of attention in social media on Oct. 14, 2018. A painting hanging in the White House showing Trump drinking a Diet Coke with Republican presidents of the past got a lot of attention in social media on Oct. 14, 2018. Photo: Twitter Screen Grab A painting hanging in the White House showing Trump … [Read more...] about Social media reacts to White House painting of Trump drinking Diet Coke with Lincoln