Should the government control social media? Why or why not?

No

Explanation:

The government should not control Social media as these are platforms not publishers. It gives an easy voice to the users who exhibit certain opinions out of their consciousness that should not be controlled. It could be censored or monitored to an extent that it does not violate laws or threaten other users.

Social media platforms are privately owned, with their own rules and regulations guaranteed by the government itself. They cannot be completely owned by government.

Censorship is politically motivated that aims to privatize or polarize the social media. Government's interference obstructs the production or consumption of the information.

Individual speech can be easily influenced by government's agendas. The right to free speech is violated due to the restriction imposed upon the users who are guaranteed free expression in the public sphere.