If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 02:38
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.
Insider trading
Perjury
How do you leave a relationship when you are still in love?
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.
Fraud
Conspiracy
And much, much more.
HIPAA violations
Terroristic threats
Why am I dreaming of people I've never seen before?
False advertising
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.
Trade secrets
Too often, Black patients get late diagnoses of deadly skin cancer - The Washington Post
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insurrection
Revealing classified information
What are some very specific groups of people you just cannot stand?
Revenge porn
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.
Child pornography
What was the craziest place that you had sex with someone in public?
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.