If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
16.06.2025 02:51
Conspiracy
If you’re wondering why free speech doesn’t apply to the internet, it’s because you have no right to use other people’s stuff for free.
Revenge porn
What is your favourite true story to tell at a party?
That’s what it is. You have no right to use other people’s stuff. If people let you use their stuff, they can tell you how you can use it, and they can tell you to stop using it any time they want.
HIPAA violations
Fraud
How good do you sing and how do you know this?
You have freedom of speech. If I loan you my computer, I can tell you not to use it for certain things, because it’s mine, you have no right to use it, and if I give you permission to use it I can tell you what you can and can’t do with it.
Threats of violence
And much, much more.
Insider trading
No freedom is absolute.
Terroristic threats
Does the West have a defense against China's PL17 air-air missile?
Trade secrets
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Perjury
Insurrection
You have freedom to travel. If I loan you my car, I can tell you not to take it out of town, because it’s mine, you have no right to use it, and if I give you permission to use it I can tell you what you can and can’t do with it.
Revealing classified information
Why was the rock band Kiss so successful?
Child pornography
False advertising