If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 10:03
Insider trading
Conspiracy
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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.
How good do you sing and how do you know this?
Perjury
Threats of violence
HIPAA violations
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.
Fraud
Trade secrets
No freedom is absolute.
Child pornography
Terroristic threats
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And much, much more.
Revealing classified information
Insurrection
Why do ugly men flirt with girls that are really hot?
Revenge porn
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.