If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
13.06.2025 11:19
Revenge porn
Terroristic threats
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Revealing classified information
Isn’t freedom of speech and expression an absolute right?
Insurrection
Conspiracy
False advertising
Was there a British ‘genocide’ of Aboriginal Australians?
Perjury
And much, much more.
Threats of violence
Fraud
Child pornography
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.
Why do some people tell the girl I like that I don’t like her when I do like her?
Trade secrets
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
What is one thing you've learned from life?
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.
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.