Problem:
Social media platforms are private sector entities protected by the First Amendment and have the constitutional right to censor content shared on their platforms, as they recently did in the case of Andrew Tate, a British-American internet personality with controversial views on women and minority groups. Should social media platforms be designated as a public utility to allow the government to impose regulations that would protect users like Tate from censorship, and ensure their freedom of speech? What are some of the possible consequences?