65% of Americans support tech companies moderating false information online and 55% support the U.S. government taking these steps. These shares have increased since 2018. Americans are even more supportive of tech companies (71%) and the U.S. government (60%) restricting extremely violent content online.
Most Americans don’t want to think for themselves. They would rather someone else do that heavy lifting for them.
However, it’s important that people have the freedom to reason for themselves and make choices accordingly without some governmental entity mandating a certain thought trajectory. People shouldn’t surrender such fundamental human freedoms to their government.
“If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” ― George Orwell, Animal Farm