The idea is that a tight control on free media would ease the control of public opinion by the media he controls.
Beside the war with the judiciary, he controls directly the three main generalist TV channels and, indirectly, the three channels of public TV.
The less "video" are on air, the best for his control.
Beware, it's a political idea and, in Italy, it's matter of serious discussion. I'm just explaining for a "non Italian" audience independently from the fact that I endorse or not the idea.
My opinion is that this government is generically hostile to the free information and to the fact that there is something out of control, there is no need for "special" theories... the plain, old, obscurantism is more than enough.
btw: in this country is forbidden to have WiFi hotspots without having control on who have access to the Internet. Whoever have an open WiFi AP is considered an ISP so he must have many months nogs and so on... Scary, I know...
I think the OP's point is not without some sense: Berlusconi is always criticizing the judiciary, and frankly, in this case I'd criticize the judiciary too, so perhaps it even lends a bit of weight to his argument. Well, I don't really think so, as I think he's up to his hair implants in corrupt schemes, but still, it bears considering.
