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How Thai authorities use online doxxing to suppress dissent

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207 points gnabgib | 1 comments | 20 Apr 25 23:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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brokegrammer ◴[21 Apr 25 06:55 UTC] No.43749074[source]▶
Thai authorities can also arrest and jail you if you leave bad reviews on Google maps. If you visit Thailand it's best not to say anything but positive things about the country on social media.
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1. Tabular-Iceberg ◴[21 Apr 25 08:01 UTC] No.43749412[source]▶
Probably not a bad strategy. The people who go by Google reviews probably only visit once in a lifetime whether they like Thailand or not, so it pays to wow them with fraudulent reviews and then gouge them as much as possible while they’re in the country.

It’s not as if they’re going to leave early in the stay and go back to Europe or North America, because of the sunk cost fallacy.