If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 00:19
And much, much more.
Revealing classified information
HIPAA violations
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Insurrection
No freedom is absolute.
False advertising
Revenge porn
Child pornography
Insider trading
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Terroristic threats
Conspiracy
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.
Perjury
Threats of violence
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.
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.
Trade secrets
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.
Why would a person always be so tired?
Fraud
Freedom of speech does not apply to: