If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
08.06.2025 08:19
Conspiracy
Terroristic threats
HIPAA violations
Child pornography
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insurrection
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.
False advertising
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.
What are some hard rock or heavy metal bands that are overrated?
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.
Revenge porn
And much, much more.
Who was the actor least deserving of an Academy Award?
Perjury
Insider trading
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.
Threats of violence
Trade secrets
No freedom is absolute.
Fraud