If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
15.06.2025 02:07
Terroristic threats
Conspiracy
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.
What is your most intimate experience with your best friend?
False advertising
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.
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.
What made you recently say to yourself, “Wait. Really?”
HIPAA violations
Perjury
Revenge porn
What is one thing nice you did for someone today or something they did for you?
Revealing classified information
No freedom is absolute.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Threats of violence
Trade secrets
Insurrection
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.
Fraud
What is the sum of X+XX+XXX+XXXX?
Child pornography
Insider trading