If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
14.06.2025 22:09
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.
Conspiracy
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
What is the story of how you met your spouse?
Revealing classified information
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Insurrection
False advertising
If sea levels were rising, wouldn't the acreage of coastal salt marshes increase? Are they?
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.
Threats of violence
Insider trading
And much, much more.
Trade secrets
Is the Chinese economy currently collapsing? If not, what could potentially cause it to collapse?
Terroristic threats
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.
HIPAA violations
Revenge porn
Fraud