Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterFacebook is preparing to mount a legal challenge to the Thai government order that this week forced it to block content posted by an anti-monarchist group.Facebook began blocking access within Thailand to a group called Royalist Marketplace, which was formed in April and had over a million followers.
The site “provides a platform for serious discussion on the monarchy,” according to its creator.Criticism of the monarchy is illegal in Thailand under strict lese majeste laws.
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