BUDAPEST: More than 10,000 people rallied in Budapest on Sunday to demand the scrapping of a proposed tax on Internet usage, calling it a "backward idea" amid growing criticism of the Hungarian premier.
Chanting "Free Hungary, Free Internet!" the crowd marched on the headquarters of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing Fidesz party, leaving used computer keyboards at the gates in protest.
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