Thailand withdraws threat to block Facebook over content insulting monarchy, issues court orders instead

Insults against the monarchy in Thailand are punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

Thailand has retreated from a threat to block Facebook, instead handing the social media site court orders to remove content the government deems illegal.

Authorities made the threat last week as it wanted Facebook to block more than 130 posts it considered a threat to national security or in violation of the country's lese majeste law, which makes insults against the monarchy punishable by up to 15 years in prison.