If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
15.06.2025 09:01
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.
Revenge porn
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.
Why did the Soviet Jews hate the Soviet Union?
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.
And much, much more.
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.
Child pornography
Revealing classified information
Terroristic threats
HIPAA violations
Insurrection
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.
Conspiracy
Perjury
What are the extra benefits of a smart TV?
False advertising
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insider trading
When does a man tell a woman he has feelings for her?
Trade secrets
Fraud