If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 17.06.2025 01:32
Conspiracy
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 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.
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Terroristic threats
Fraud
No freedom is absolute.
Why are people saying that Trump is fat when he is an athletic 6 foot 3 and 215 pounds?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revealing classified information
Threats of violence
HIPAA violations
Insider trading
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.
Where do high school kids get weed from?
Insurrection
Revenge porn
False advertising
Why should you never do drugs? Will this story absolutely shock you?
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.
Trade secrets
And much, much more.
Perjury
Child pornography