If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 06:24
False advertising
Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence
Child pornography
Insider trading
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.
HIPAA violations
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.
How do I cope with the fact that I will never have a girlfriend?
Fraud
Revenge porn
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.
Revealing classified information
Terroristic threats
Perjury
Have you ever heard of the god Priapus being the same as the god Phosphorus?
Trade secrets
Insurrection
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Where can Ukrainians go if they cannot have shelter and heating this winter?
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.
And much, much more.