Last but not least: Advertising ban against popular uprising
Local elections were held in Cambodia yesterday, Sunday. Because SMS advertising is not only widespread in the Asian country until the last minute, but also until after the election, all SMS services were switched off for the entire weekend.
Local elections were held in Cambodia yesterday, Sunday. Because SMS advertising is not only widespread in the Asian country until the last minute, but also until after the election, all SMS services were switched off for the entire weekend.
The stop is intended to spare the tempers that have so far remained largely calm. According to the SDA, hundreds of people were killed in the months before and after the parliamentary elections in 1998 and 2003 and the commune elections in 2002. The authorities also fear unrest now. Imagine what an advertising text message can do in this heated atmosphere. It's unthinkable if someone who has just been frustrated by an election defeat for their party is harassed with intrusive advertising from the victors. After everything is already over anyway.
The stop is intended to spare the tempers that have so far remained largely calm. According to the SDA, hundreds of people were killed in the months before and after the parliamentary elections in 1998 and 2003 and the commune elections in 2002. The authorities also fear unrest now. Imagine what an advertising text message can do in this heated atmosphere. It's unthinkable if someone who has just been frustrated by an election defeat for their party is harassed with intrusive advertising from the victors. After everything is already over anyway.
