At the 2004 meeting, Iranian blogger Hossein Derakhshan expressed the hope that the spread of online citizen media would make societies more democratic and war more difficult for governments to justify. 
Katika mkutano wa 2004, mwanablogu wa Kiirani Hossein Derakhshan alielezea matumaini kwamba kuenea kwa uanahabari wa kiraia kwenye wavuti kutazifanya jamii kuwa za kidemokrasi zaidi na kwa serikali kuapta ugumu zaidi katika kuhalalisha vita.