Thailand is to press the website YouTube to remove video clips deemed insulting to King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
The army-backed Thai government last week blocked the video-sharing website after a clip appeared showing images of the king defaced by crude graffiti.
The original clip has since been removed, but Thailand's decision to censor the website seems to have provoked users worldwide to create their own videos mocking the king, with dozens currently posted on the site.
Communications Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudoom said today the government would send a letter to YouTube's parent company, Google, explaining why the clips were offensive.
He said Google was ignoring Thailand's pleas because it was a small country, and accused the US-based company of hypocrisy because it had agreed to censor its search engine in China.
Local newspapers have lambasted the government's handling of the controversy.
