If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 28.06.2025 01:07
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insurrection
Child pornography
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Threats of violence
HIPAA violations
Perjury
Revealing classified information
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.
Do narcissists love their children?
Fraud
Revenge porn
Conspiracy
How is it safe to put tape on your mouth at night?
No freedom is absolute.
False advertising
Trade secrets
What firsthand information do you have on prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse/rape?
And much, much more.
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.
Insider trading
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Terroristic threats
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.