เป็นกลางอิหยังว่ะ แก้ตัวน้ำขุ่นๆ มูฟออนไปลาซาด้าด่วน @ShopeeTH#ช้อปปี้เป็นสลิ่มเหรอ#แบนshopee#BanShopee pic.twitter.com/hKwQO728aq
— :) (@petiteheart_) October 2, 2020
Meanwhile, @ShopeeTH allows the sale of controversial Nazi memorabilia like this. pic.twitter.com/9bFdNzUoyI
— Properganda III (@Properganda9) October 2, 2020
E-commerce firm Shopee in Thai twitter storm for banning anti-government store
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Reuters
BANGKOK (Reuters) - E-commerce firm Shopee has reversed a ban on a store linked to a dissolved opposition party in Thailand, a spokeswoman said, after online criticism of its perceived pro-government stance.
#BanShopee became the third highest trending hashtag with over 57,000 uses on Saturday and many Twitter users saying they’ve deleted the app.
“Double standards @ShopeeTH,” wrote Twitter user @chanson_2013. “You need to explain why you banned the stores of those advancing democracy but allow businesses who are pro government to sell on your platform.”
Shopee, a unit of Tencent-backed Sea Ltd, is the latest business in Thailand to be targeted by pro-democracy campaigners for appearing to support the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.
The campaign also comes a week ahead of the crucial online shopping event, 10.10.
“Our platform is neutral, and everything is up to company policy,” a Shopee Thailand spokeswoman told Reuters, adding that its policies were applied equally to all sellers.
Companies in Thailand are finding it increasingly difficult to navigate political division. In August, after calls for a boycott, Burger King and others pulled advertisement off the Nation television, which activists branded as pro-government.
Shopee says Democstore had violated its terms several times before the ban for posting “politically sensitive” material.
Democstore is run by the Progressive Movement, a group founded by banned politicians from upstart opposition Future Forward party, which was dissolved in February.
