If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
13.06.2025 08:04
Terroristic threats
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.
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.
And much, much more.
Trade secrets
Insider trading
I have BPD. Why do I destroy everyone I love?
Perjury
Revenge porn
Child pornography
What is the worst thing your sibling has done?
False advertising
Revealing classified information
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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.
Fraud
No freedom is absolute.
HIPAA violations
Conspiracy
Threats of violence
What is your opinion about homosexuality? Do you think that it is by nature or a choice?
Insurrection
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.