Internet users from around the world turned out to vote for people who defend Internet freedom. More than 40,000 visited a Reporters Without Borders’ YouTube Channel to choose a “Netizen of the Year” from among nine nominees of bloggers or Internet journalists. The winner, announced this week , is Huynh Ngoc Chenh from Vietnam. blog attracts about 15,000 visitors per day, even though readers must use software to circumvent censorship to gain access. He focuses on democracy, human rights and the territorial disputes between Vietnam and China.Open Net Institute . At Google, our
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