If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 17.06.2025 00:43
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.
Perjury
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
Insider trading
Terroristic threats
What did your sister do to you that you can never forget?
Threats of violence
Conspiracy
False advertising
What's a memory from your childhood that shaped who you are today?
And much, much more.
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.
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.
Why, after a divorce, would one still want to ruin the other one’s life?
Insurrection
Trade secrets
HIPAA violations
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Child pornography
Fraud
No freedom is absolute.
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