If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 17.06.2025 14:18
Terroristic threats
Revealing classified information
Perjury
Did you ever accidentally have sex with your brother/sister in India?
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Conspiracy
What is unattractive about a nice guy? Why do some women don’t choose nice guys?
No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence
Insurrection
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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.
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.
Trade secrets
False advertising
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.
Do you like to wear a see-through skirt?
HIPAA violations
Fraud
Revenge porn
What are LGBT+ people tired of hearing?
Child pornography
Insider trading