The government should never restrict speech, but this goal can be achieved in a different way. Social media platforms just need to mercilessly crack down on "bull ." I can hear Chris, et al caterwauling about "Big Brother" as I typed that, but they forget FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY is also a feature of the first amendment, and a PRIVATE company has the right to police their platforms in who they allow to assemble.
A simple analogy is: If I had some conspira spouting dangerous nonsense in my house, I'd tell him to shut the up or leave.
I'm okay with innocuous "conspiracy theories" being shared. Lizard people controlling the government, Aliens, flat earth, and what have you. But the buck stops when it comes to like this:
https://www.snopes.com/tachyon/2020/...masks-post.png