Barlow was predominantly talking about how the Internet is the only thing the government can't really control. Barlow also stated how Cyberspace is a great way to utilize the freedom of speech we were all meant to have.
Whalen's article on "jamming" the media seemed very appealing. Whalen talked about a man named Joe Matheny and what he was doing to get advertiser to stop shoving ads/billboards/any other media type publicity down his throat. What Matheny would do along side many other people was change billboards to say something more clever. Granted a lot of the companies who had their billboard vandalized received more sales coming in because it made the public remember that item being advertised.
The internet seems way different now compared to the mid to late 90's. But at the same time the internet hasn't changed much. For example, when Barlow wrote "A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace" he was just writing freely. He was speaking his mind and recommending everyone to speak freely on the internet just because it is out of the governments jurisdiction.
Nowadays everyone is constantly expressing themselves freely on the web. I'm even doing it right now with this blog. The internet is a wonderful tool for people to talk to each other about theories, ideas, and thoughts.
Whalen and Barlow knew exactly what capabilities the internet had for freedom of speech.
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