If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
11.06.2025 00:47
False advertising
Fraud
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revenge porn
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.
HIPAA violations
Why do some men like older women?
Conspiracy
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.
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.
And much, much more.
Child pornography
Threats of violence
Why am I sweating so much at night even though my room is really cold?
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.
Terroristic threats
Trade secrets
Insider trading
No freedom is absolute.
Perjury
Insurrection
Revealing classified information