I'm Italian and follow you since a few months. As I'm studying the 'political power' of blogging, I'm really interested in your work and generally agree with your positions.

However, this time I must disagree: we, as Italians, do not need to thank Berlusconi for anything related to freedom of expression. Early this year his company – I don't recall which branch/one (maybe Mediaset or Fininvest) – SUED youtube because it allowed Italian users to post material from his TV shows/programs. He's famous in Italy for the so-called "Bulgarian Edict" by virtue of which three journalists were banned from television.

I hope your comment was ironic, as Berlusconi is far from being an advocate of freedom of expression – on and offline.

Sorry, but I had to say it.
Bye, Melonauta