If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 08:40
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
And much, much more.
Fraud
Trade secrets
Revenge porn
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.
Threats of violence
False advertising
What does it feel like to "lose your looks" to age?
Conspiracy
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insider trading
What's your favorite stupid joke?
Child pornography
HIPAA violations
Perjury
Aut dolorem voluptates tempore maxime.
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.
Terroristic threats
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.
Is it true that Jehovah's witnesses once thought the world would end in 1975?
No freedom is absolute.
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