If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 27.06.2025 13:41
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.
Fraud
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.
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Insider trading
Trade secrets
HIPAA violations
Do you think cheating is that bad?
Perjury
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.
Why is going on a date today so much different than it was when I was young?
Revealing classified information
Revenge porn
Insurrection
Terroristic threats
False advertising
Conspiracy
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
I have the power to talk to aliens through using telepathy. Why do people think I'm crazy?
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