If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
15.06.2025 08:10
Child pornography
Fraud
Perjury
What’s the worst thing you caught anyone in your family doing?
Revealing classified information
And much, much more.
Insurrection
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.
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Conspiracy
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
What are you wearing under your clothes today?
Trade secrets
Revenge porn
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.
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.
Terroristic threats
False advertising
Insider trading