If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 07:10
Child pornography
Fraud
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Perjury
Revenge porn
Conspiracy
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HIPAA violations
False advertising
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.
Why do I feel like something bad is going to happen to me?
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.
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.
Why should we share our wife with others?
Trade secrets
Insider trading
Terroristic threats
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Insurrection
And much, much more.
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.
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No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence