If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
08.06.2025 13:13
No freedom is absolute.
Terroristic threats
Trade secrets
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.
Insurrection
Conspiracy
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.
Perjury
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.
Why do I feel so lazy every time I get into my room?
Insider trading
Revenge porn
HIPAA violations
Revealing classified information
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
And much, much more.
False advertising
Threats of violence
Child pornography
Fraud
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.