Should the Government Regulate Twitter?

In an article about "Twitter's refusal to work to deal with the Wikileaks problem," the author discusses who he believes is responsible for the so-called "problem."

The basic gist of the story is that the government believes that Twitter could be used as means for terrorists to communicate. YES, take over the world in 140 characters OR LESS! All comedy aside, both the government and the author believe that Twitter should be held responsible for who uses it and how it is used.

So first the government watches over us by wire-tapping, soon to come for the Internet are apparently email-tapping and maybe the Government/Twitter Internet police.

Later on, the author's rhetoric puts Twitter in the position where they need to make a decision, when they really should not be involved. The internet cannot be regulated, especially when there are documents that we have a right to see are at stake. The government and the author are looking for someone to blame, and since they cannot blame Wikileaks, they are trying to get at its distribution methods. Twitter is a company that has an innocent mission and simple infrastructure. It is up to the people to use it as they please.

What exactly can they tell Twitter to do that will solve this? In my opinion, nothing. If they shut down the Wikileaks account, what will stop others from posting direct links to the site, or even upload documents on their own?

The bottom line is the government should not have a say regarding any social networking sites on a macro-scale. It does not make sense to target a company to be responsible for its consumers actions. That's like going to a gun salesman and arresting him for the murder of someone in the town.