To play devil's advocate....Why would government not seek to control the internet? They control everything else, and if something goes wrong the public slaughte

To play devil's advocate....Why would government not seek to control the internet? They control everything else, and if something goes wrong the public slaughter government for it, saying they should have done something. In the end, doesn't an ignorant frightened government just represent an ignorant frightened electorate? Surely it has to be up to the tech savvy to educate the wider population, so that we end up with politicians who understand. Forget the politicians and focus on the general public.