Prachatai was founded four years ago (founders included former senator Jon Ungpakorn) to criticize the Thaksin Shinawatra government, but has since become popular with some social critics and anti-coup groups. The next day, Abhisit said that the government would try not to close websites for content deemed offensive to the monarchy, but instead would take legal action against the people responsible; he added that web board managers have a duty to ensure that no lese majeste comments are posted.
Later, speaking to a small audience at his alma mater, Oxford University, Abhisit was confronted by rormer Chulalongkorn University academic Giles Ungphakorn, who is living in England to escape lese majeste charges in connection with his book about the 2006 coup. In February, after leaving Thailand, Giles issued manifesto calling for freedom of speech, equality, a welfare state, and most controversially, a republic. Abhisit insisted that lese majeste law is never used to charge anyone without grounds. In March, senators asked Abhisit about his reaction to Giles’ statements. Abhisit responded in closed chamber; afterwards he said that the government is concerned about lese majeste, especially in comments posted on overseas websites. A source claimed the Abhisit told senators that critics expressing academic views must be separated from those with ill intentions towards the monarchy.
from www.kpi.ac.th