What it looks like when 100,000 people rally for Internet freedom

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Megan Specia
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What it looks like when 100,000 people rally for Internet freedom
Thousands of demonstrators light up their mobile phones as they march through Elizabeth Bridge across River Danube as they protest against an internet tax planned to be introduced by the Hungarian government for the second time in two days in front of the Ministry of National Economy in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. Credit: MTI, Laszlo Beliczay)

Swarms of protesters took to the streets of Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday night, waving their smartphones in the air to demonstrate against a planned tax on Internet use. The protest, which was the second in about a week, was largely organized through a Facebook page.

Estimations put the number of demonstrators against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s policy at close to 100,000.

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