U.S. citizens have a vote that gives us clout. If you live on another portion on our planet, if you elected your government, your vote gives you clout, too. Governments for every country around the world generally have the final have authority over the national access to the Internet. Government leaders usually are more responsive than industry leaders, because the officials are elected or else appointed by someone who is elected. Yet corporations are increasingly sensitive to the pressure of public opinion, too, because good press boosts profits while bad press hurts stock prices, so the execs pay attention to polls.
Democracy translates into accountability.
In the final analysis, you alone can and do make all the difference in the world. If you'll post a link to this analysis at your own website, the act will be a blessing. The primary thing is that you start talking with others about Internet governance and the idea of network democracy. Interactivity always creates effects. Ask any physicist.