 Mechanisms for censorship have included strict lèse majesté laws, direct government/military control over the broadcast media, and the use of economic and political pressure.Criticism of the king is banned by the constitution, although most lèse majesté cases have been directed at foreigners, or at Thai opponents of political, social and commercial leaders.Thailand ranked 59 of 167 countries in 2004 and then fell to 107 of 167 countries in 2005 in Press Freedom Index from Reporters Without Borders.