If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 06:00
HIPAA violations
No freedom is absolute.
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.
False advertising
Revealing classified information
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.
Are there really people who still believe the Earth is flat?
Child pornography
And much, much more.
Terroristic threats
Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her albums?
Trade secrets
Conspiracy
Insurrection
Fraud
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Perjury
Super-magnetic dead star throws a violent temper tantrum as NASA X-ray spacecraft looks on - Space
Threats of violence
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.
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.
What is a common thought that keeps people up at night? Why do some people experience this?
Revenge porn
Insider trading