The solution to misinformation from without cannot be the tyrannical coercion toward state-sponsored misinformation from within. Free speech and a free society have always been vulnerable and difficult because bad people can come in and say bad things to stupid people and make bad things happen. This is not a new problem. But throwing out that freedom is not a solution. You will not like the results.
No, you're the one suggesting we abandon "Western ideals of information freedom", so you need to propose what ideals we should have instead, and what practical changes those new ideals will lead to.
