Thailand’s 33 million LINE users are monitored by the government

ICT Minister Pornchai Rujiprapa at a press conference yesterday said Thai authorities “can monitor all of the nearly 40 million Line messages sent by people in Thailand each day,” according to The Nation. The minister said citizens can lodge complaints with police if they receive messages that “offend the monarchy and threaten national security.” Thailand has about 33 million Line users, he said, in a country with a population of 67 million.