If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
11.06.2025 23:55
Insider trading
Insurrection
Revealing classified information
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Who is the most dangerous or evilest person of all time?
Trade secrets
Terroristic threats
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.
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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.
Revenge porn
Perjury
HIPAA violations
And much, much more.
False advertising
How do police officers feel about the fear they instill into criminals?
Fraud
Child pornography
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.
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Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.