If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
11.06.2025 01:14
Revenge porn
Perjury
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Threats of violence
False advertising
Trade secrets
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.
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.
Terroristic threats
Is it true that Jehovah's witnesses once thought the world would end in 1975?
Insider trading
Fraud
Insurrection
Most-complete Stegosaur skull ever found forces rewrite of dinosaur history - Earth.com
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.
Conspiracy
AI Links Early Life Risks to Behavioral Challenges at Age Five - Neuroscience News
Revealing classified information
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.
HIPAA violations
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.
Child pornography