That is true, but you must also realise the ability of the world's greatest power to influence thinking across the planet via the dominance of its corporations,

That is true, but you must also realise the ability of the world's greatest power to influence thinking across the planet via the dominance of its corporations, institutions, and yes, dominant sites. In this situation, democracy is maleable by capital. And I am not saying these blockages are good. Only that we should always question who is served by all this openness.