If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
09.06.2025 00:21
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.
Revenge porn
False advertising
Who’ll be the odd man out in the Cleveland quarterback battle? - NBC Sports
Fraud
Threats of violence
And much, much more.
What is your best forbidden sex story that felt so right?
HIPAA violations
Insurrection
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 is my ex still keeping in touch with me even though she dumped me?
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
Terroristic threats
Is the Philippines PH a poor 3rd world or 4th world country forever and forever?
Child pornography
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.
Perjury
Global Investors Suddenly Have a New Concern: A U.S. ‘Revenge Tax’ - WSJ
Insider trading
Conspiracy
No freedom is absolute.
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to: