"Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see"

This quote by Joichi Ito is describing the low rate of internet usage in Italy and the impact of the media owned by Silvio Berlusconi. Ito is suggesting that most of Italians are not accessing the web, and rather are depending on the media outlets owned by Berlusconi to get their news and details. This implies that the details they are receiving is heavily influenced by Berlusconi's political agenda, and is not always an accurate representation of the fact. This might cause an absence of understanding of the wider world, and a lack of access to alternative sources of info. Ito's quote is a warning about the dangers of counting on a single source of information, and the significance of having access to a range of sources in order to get a complete and precise photo of the world.