Man changes Virologist’s Wikipedia to include “Sinovac salesman”, faces charges

[Thaiger]

Recently, a Thai national allegedly modified the Thai language Wikipedia entry for Thai virologist Dr Yong Poovorawan to include that Dr Yong is also a “Sinovac salesman for the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration”. He is now facing charges such as criminal defamation and maybe computer crimes. On Monday, Bangkok police searched the 24 year old aspiring scribe’s home and seized his mobile phone. The device was allegedly used in the illicit editing. The sardonic CV line has already been deleted from Dr Yong’s Wikipedia page. The charges and search followed a complaint filed by a representative of Dr Yong. The doctor […]

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[DontacoXII]

That’s actually pretty funny

[Objectivance]

Top notch, but ffs, use a VPN.

[SickBuffalo]

This unnamed hero has, in one swift Wikipedia edit, spoken for the nation.

I have been aware of Dr Yong saying some damned silly stuff over the past few months, causing me to ponder on exactly how easy it might be to become a top doctor in Thailand.

Clearly, it is important to have good hair but even more important is a strong instinct for saying what the government wants you to say, no matter how ridiculous.

 

Edited July 14, 2021 by SickBuffalo

[KaptainRob]

Purportedly stated by the good doctor in relation to WHO advice about NOT mixing vax "Of course in this study farangs have not caught up with us because for now farangs dont widely study inactivated strains.  While China does not widely study the viral vector vaccines, for now"

 

[Rebel]

They try with all means to cover up their big mistakes with use of draconian laws here. You can't silence the truth 

[HolyCowCm]

Too funny. But there might be something to it.

[dimitri]

1 hour ago, Objectivance said:

Top notch, but ffs, use a VPN.

 

Thai internet providers keep a log of all your DNS queries. That is probably how they caught him. I cannot imagine Wikipedia giving away IP addresses of editors.

 

 

 

[MrStretch]

That's not the most important information in that story.

"Dr Anan Jongkaewwattana, who works as a virology researcher at the National Centre for Engineering and Biotechnology, announced that clinical research done in part with BIOTEC and the clinical research centre of the Faculty of Medicine of Thammasat University showed that efficacy of 2 doses of Sinovac plummets by 50% every 40 days."

If my basic math is correct, then the half-life of the drug would be down to 6.3% efficacy in 6 months.

Way to go, China.

[AdvocatusDiaboli]

2 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Dr Yong is also a “Sinovac salesman for the Prayut Chan-o-cha administration”. He is now facing charges such as criminal defamation and maybe computer crimes.

Only if he is incorrect. Maybe? They are not sure. This would be a good case to follow. 

[Bangkok_Gary]

The salesman and his boss are probably getting a commission (kickback) from China for buying that snake oil.

Edited July 14, 2021 by Bangkok_Gary