Editing Netizen (section)

==In China==<!--or "Usage of the term/word in China?-->
{{See also|Internet in China}}{{Expand Chinese|date=April 2024|topic=cult|section=yes}}
In [[Mandarin Chinese]], the terms ''wǎngmín'' ({{zh|t=網民|s=网民}}, literally "netizen" or "net folks") and ''wǎngyǒu'' ({{zh|t=網友|s=网友}}, literally "net friend" or "net mate") are commonly used terms meaning "internet users", and the English word ''netizen'' is used by [[mainland China]]-based [[English language]] media to translate both terms, resulting in the frequent appearance of that English word in media reporting about China, far more frequently than the use of the word in other contexts.<ref name=":0">Brian Fung, "[https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/netizen-why-is-this-goofy-sounding-word-so-important-in-china/263245/ 'Netizen': Why Is This Goofy-Sounding Word So Important in China?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116002158/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/10/netizen-why-is-this-goofy-sounding-word-so-important-in-china/263245/ |date=November 16, 2017 }}", ''The Atlantic'', 11 October 2012</ref><ref>Matt Schiavenza, "[https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/09/enough-with-the-word-netizen/279969/ Enough with the word "Netizen"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729043129/https://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/09/enough-with-the-word-netizen/279969/ |date=July 29, 2018 }}", ''The Atlantic'', 25 September 2013</ref>