If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 18.06.2025 01:46
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Fraud
Perjury
Child pornography
What do you think, TikTok is nothing but another porn site? Do you agree or not? Why?
Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
Insurrection
Why are perceived or real slights interpreted as rejections and reality by pwBPD?
And much, much more.
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.
Insider trading
Why is there so much hate against black people?
Conspiracy
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.
Terroristic threats
Have you ever gone to a porn theater with your wife?
False advertising
Threats of violence
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
How likely is it to make a living out of being a window cleaner in a Nordic country?
HIPAA violations
Trade secrets