If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 13:50
False advertising
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
Perjury
Child pornography
HIPAA violations
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.
Revenge porn
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.
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.
And much, much more.
Threats of violence
Fraud
Insider trading
Terroristic threats
Which feels physically better for guys: vaginal sex or anal sex?
No freedom is absolute.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Conspiracy
Why is there so much hate against black people?
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.
Insurrection