If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 02:17
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
False advertising
What is the most overrated pleasure? Why?
No freedom is absolute.
Terroristic threats
Child pornography
Revenge porn
Perjury
Insider trading
Insurrection
And much, much more.
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.
Has anyone ever had sex with their cousin? How did it start, and would you do it again?
Conspiracy
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.
Fraud
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.
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.
Threats of violence
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Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations