as in surfer
an active participant in the online community of the Internet
the dismaying rudeness that so many netizens exhibit while online
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The unverified video, which has been shared elsewhere on social media, was taken during the Chinese National Day holiday in October last year, the Chinese netizen who uploaded the footage said in the video's comment section.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Lots of netizens criticized the actors on her admission.
—Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2025
What To Know Last week, a netizen and self-described Korean learner uploaded an image to the social media app RedNote (Xiaohongshu), purportedly showing a map published in April 2024 by a North Korean map publisher, per News1.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
While Parker was the target of a worldwide web of jokes, a fair number of netizens came to his defense and said ESPN cameras shouldn't have focused so much on him in the play's aftermath.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Lots of netizens criticized the actors on her admission.
—Caroline Bell, StyleCaster, 23 Jan. 2025
What To Know Last week, a netizen and self-described Korean learner uploaded an image to the social media app RedNote (Xiaohongshu), purportedly showing a map published in April 2024 by a North Korean map publisher, per News1.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
While Parker was the target of a worldwide web of jokes, a fair number of netizens came to his defense and said ESPN cameras shouldn't have focused so much on him in the play's aftermath.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Netizen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/netizen. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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