Shutting down social media does not reduce violence, but rather fuels it

I largely feel the same... unfortunately today too many have lost the appreciation for civil rights, including discourse and challenge. People don't want to hear opposing views and are even starting to conflate speech to violence/assault. This viewpoint can make censorship an appealing idea.

The reality is that censoring speech only serves not to alienate people, but to bring more aggression as those targeted not only feel oppressed, but are oppressed. And now instead of having counter views to challenge their own are driven into echo chambers of those with same-think.

I'm not just talking governments, but of Twitter, Facebook and others. In the end, it's best to challenge ideas with countering ideas. It's best to not conflate a person's views on a given subject with their whole. There's too much tribalism and identitarianism. Censorship and encroachment on traditional liberties seems to be ever expanding, and only serving to escalate what appears to be an inevitable crisis ahead in society.