If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 09:55
Threats of violence
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.
Insurrection
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revenge porn
Terroristic threats
Conspiracy
Insider trading
Revealing classified information
What are some sad truths about life?
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.
HIPAA violations
False advertising
Perjury
Trade secrets
Child pornography
In the last 500 years, have there been civilizations whose cruelty matched that of Nazi Germany?
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.
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.
Fraud
What can help me fall asleep at night?
No freedom is absolute.
And much, much more.