Gábor Ferencz, an author for internet blog Átlátszó (‘transparent’), said that the media is “being devoured” by the government, leaving fewer and fewer independent outlets.

Another speaker called for a boycott of Magyar Telekom, which owns news portal Origo, whose editor-in-chief was recently sacked.

The protesters insist he was dismissed under political pressure.

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