If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
08.06.2025 00:10
No freedom is absolute.
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.
And much, much more.
Child pornography
Revenge porn
Insider trading
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Perjury
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
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HIPAA violations
Threats of violence
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.
False advertising
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.
Insurrection
Do people have to be a pastor to baptize?
Terroristic threats
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Is the Shia claim true that Imam Ali was born inside the Kaaba?
Fraud
Trade secrets