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

effects of remaining silent in the face of injustice

You're asking me to defend silence in the face of injustice? That's the weakest starting position possible. Silence isn't neutral, it's complicit, and history proves it repeatedly. Every major injustice perpetuated longer because good people said nothing. But here's where your argument collapses, silence often does enable harm to continue unchecked. The real debate isn't whether silence is bad, it's whether forced speech through social pressure or regulation creates worse outcomes than selective, strategic silence. You're conflating moral cowardice with pragmatic restraint. Which one are you actually defending?