Thai Influencers Arrested for Allegedly Insulting Monarchy in Adverts

Thai Influencers Arrested for Allegedly Insulting Monarchy in Adverts
A portrait of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his mother, Queen Sirikit, hang near the Thai Royal Palace ahead of The Royal Coronation in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 2, 2019. Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images
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Thailand’s authorities arrested three social media influencers on Thursday for allegedly insulting a member of the royal family in an e-commerce video commercial.

The trio, named Aniwat Prathumthin, Thidaporn Chaokuwiang, and Kittikhun Thamkittirath, were arrested over a TikTok video advertising the e-commerce platform Lazada sales campaign last month, Thai PBS World reported.