If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 13:33
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 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:
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Perjury
Revenge porn
Conspiracy
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No freedom is absolute.
And much, much more.
False advertising
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HIPAA violations
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.
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 is bestiality wrong, but killing animals for sport or trophies is considered okay?
Fraud
Insider trading
Revealing classified information
Why are people nowadays so into anal sex?
Child pornography
Threats of violence
Trade secrets
Insurrection
Terroristic threats