Should Governments Control the Media?

[Urvashi]

State-controlled media can reduce misinformation, but it also risks propaganda. Independent media allows free speech but can be biased or misleading. Should governments regulate media content, or would that be too much control? How do you decide which news sources to trust?

 

[Ravenfreak]

Absolutely not, the government should not have control over what we see. Sadly this is the case in some countries, North Korea already does this. I believe China is the same way, if I'm wrong please correct me. If my country, the United States ever tried to do this we'd see an uproar. It feels that they're already trying to do this, soon TikTok is being banned yet again probably for good this time. The government is saying it's because our data is being tracked by China, but I'm sure the real reason is the anti-Trump posts. The government should have no say on how we live our lives, they surely should not be controlling what we see.