(1) social media regulation can lead to political abuses by the government. (2) if social media regulation can lead to political abuses by the government then it is not the case that social media platforms should be regulated by the government. -- with modus ponens from (1) (2) -- (3) it is not the case that social media platforms should be regulated by the government.
social media regulation can lead to political abuses by the government.
if social media regulation can lead to political abuses by the government then it is not the case that social media platforms should be regulated by the government.
social media platforms should be regulated by the government? no. the state will then have the power to silence government critics. the ways to counter social media misinformation are the same ones we should employ in relation to any open.