The first amendment allows freedom of speech to every American citizen. There is a question of to what extent, because posts on social media can be potentially harmful, especially if it's not the truth. But to what extent can the government censor these "non-truths" without taking away the freedom completely? How would they go through every single blog post looking to see if things are true or not? What if they keywords they search for are not used in the context they're looking for?
If we were to put governmental interference and regulations on these blogs, there will come a point where people will begin to argue that they cannot post anything anymore. It will become too powerful and begin to censor things that don't need to be censored. People will lose what voice they have to speak up against governmental actions. This voice is what makes the will of the people known. It's what allows people to influence the world around them, to react to the world.
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