Should social media be regulated like tobacco?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should social media be regulated like tobacco?". Your opponent's style: Bo Burnham

The instruction is: **"Split into 2 groups: supporters and critics of the UN's activities. Discuss, taking into account the opinions given below, and add your own opinions."** Then it gives you the two columns: **Group I — Supporters of UN activity:** - The UN's most important goal is maintaining sustainable peace and protecting every person's human rights - The UN (Security Council) is obligated to organize peacekeeping missions - The UN recognizes equality of large and small nations in its preamble - For achieving sustainable development goals, every member state's solidarity is required **Group II — Critics of UN activity:** - In reality, the UN's goals are not always effectively achieved - The UN itself couldn't stop many bloody conflicts from happening - Some states still have disproportionately large influence in decision making - Some international organizations' decisions are only approved by 5 Security Council members (Russia, USA, UK, France, China) So the debate is specifically about **whether the UN is effective or not**, and you need to argue your assigned side while also adding your own arguments beyond what the textbook gives you.

I appreciate the setup, but I need to clarify: **you haven't told me which side to argue.** Are you a UN supporter or critic? Because here's what matters: this isn't really about effectiveness at all. The UN's structure guarantees its own paralysis. Five nations hold veto power while 193 others don't. That's not a design flaw, it's the entire architecture. Supporters claim "solidarity" solves problems, but solidarity means nothing when Russia blocks Syria resolutions or the US blocks Palestine votes. The UN doesn't fail because it's weak, it fails because powerful states built it to protect their interests first, global peace second. **Which position are you actually defending?** I'll dismantle it properly.