Cyber police are investigating a sexually explicit livestream that circulated widely on Facebook on Saturday night after the platform failed to remove it before it amassed a large audience online.
Pol Maj Gen Chachapanthkanth Khlaykhlung, deputy commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, said officers became aware of the livestream shortly after it appeared online. The bureau's social media monitoring unit detected the clip.
After that officers ordered the Technology Crime Analysis and Examination Division to trace the URL and identify those appearing in the video.
Authorities are now verifying whether the page owner or the people involved are Thai nationals or were in Thailand at the time of the broadcast.
If found to be Thai citizens or residing in the kingdom, they will face legal action under the Computer Crime Act for importing obscene content into a computer system, Pol Maj Gen Chachapanthkanth said.
The police are also preparing to coordinate with Facebook to examine why the platform's community standards and moderation systems failed to detect and block the explicit material.
Pol Maj Gen Chachapanthkanth questioned how such content was able to remain accessible long enough to attract millions of views without being removed or restricted.
He said the issue was particularly concerning because social media platforms already have content moderation policies designed to screen harmful material, especially content involving sexual acts or sexual exploitation, which should normally be taken down immediately.
He warned such content could encourage imitation, particularly among young people, and described it as harmful "garbage content" that should not be shared online.
