If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
08.06.2025 02:58
Trade secrets
HIPAA violations
Child pornography
Fraud
Insurrection
No freedom is absolute.
How do Flat Earthers explain time zones?
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
How can people balance religious beliefs with seeking professional mental health care?
Revealing classified information
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.
Conspiracy
Has any man licked his wife's vagina while another man had sex with her?
And much, much more.
Terroristic threats
Revenge porn
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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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Perjury
Stop Work Orders At NASA JPL - NASA Watch
Insider trading
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.