I think the other side gets it wrong because treating social media like a utility assumes it's essential like water or power, but it's really just apps people choose. If it's a utility, government controls it, and that feels like too much.

My opponent makes a fair point about bad content, and I am not sure how to argue that away. Still, my gut says calling social media a utility gives a few people control over everyday speech, and that feels off.

I guess the other side is right that bad content is a real problem. But labeling social media a utility still feels like giving regulators a switch over everyday speech. I cannot shake that, even if I do not know how to argue it better.