The anonymous creator of a 44-second video clip mocking Thailand's revered king removed it from the YouTube website today after abuse from outraged Thai viewers.
The relevant page on YouTube said simply the video had "been removed by the user".
The video showed grainy pictures of King Bhumibol Adulyadej, whom many of Thailand's 63 million people regard as a semi-divine "father of the nation", with crude graphics superimposed on his face.
Communications Minister Minister Sitthichai Pookaiyaudom said Bangkok's army-backed administration would continue to block YouTube as two images deemed offensive remained. "We want those photos off the site too," he said.
Earlier, Mr Sitthichai accused YouTube, owned by Internet search engine Google, of being heartless and culturally insensitive for refusing to remove the file.
"We have told them how deeply offended Thais were by the clip, but they said there was much worse ridicule of President Bush on the site, and they kept that there," he said. "I don't think they really care how we feel. Thailand is only a tiny market for them."
Last week, a Swiss man (57) was sentenced to 10 years in jail for spraying graffiti on pictures of the king on his birthday in December in what was a rare prison term for a foreigner.
