Should Government Use Social Media To Blame?

The internet is what most people turn to for answers to questions on everything from food to relationships, especially for health questions. After all if there are articles, blogs, or forums posted on topics related to health, they should be correct. That is most often not the case, and is the root cause of much unnecessary fear, such as when certain symptoms means having a ridiculous disorder. Findings on the internet are not always true. When a global or world-wide disaster comes into play, the internet and social media play a critical role in causing fear since millions of people use some form of social media. This is the exact reason why the government should take control of social media in times of disasters to keep fear at bay and order in place.

The internet can be trusted to an extent, however it is not exempt from providing unreliable information. For example, websites such as wikipedia or yahoo
Misleading information on social media platforms can cause a wide-mass fear and that would not help anyone. Governments should have the power to stop social media in times of emergency because it is an unnecessary tool that would only spark fear in the population if used. Governments are known to hide information from the general public, this is their way of protecting their civilians because it would do more harm than good, this would just be another one of those actions. One must consider that social media can have a positive effect when there is a disaster situation, such as helping in finding missing family members. However the negative impacts overweigh the positive which is why it is absolutely necessary for government shut down of social media. Fear is the root of death, what civilians don't know won't kill them. Having the government protect certain information, that would spark fear in the general population, from the public would be a wise