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Band 6+: To what extent should governments regulate the content of online media platforms?

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I strongly agree that governments should regulate the content that is shared on social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. If there are restrictions on the content, then they can help keep it free from hate and other violent activities. People share false information that misleads everyone and sometimes blackmail others with the help of duplicate accounts. So, I believe that governments should establish rules and regulations for social media.

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I strongly agree that government should regulate the content that are shared on the social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook because if there will be any restriction on the contents then they can keep it out of hate and other violence activities because people share false information mislead everyone and sometimes blackmail the people with the help of duplicate accounts. So I believe that governments would restrict the rules and regulation for the social media.

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