If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 20.06.2025 10:32
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
Revealing classified information
Has anyone ever made you take off your shirt?
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 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.
Fraud
How can someone in your family purposely try to destroy your reputation?
Terroristic threats
Trade secrets
Insider trading
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
Perjury
Do empaths fall easier for abusive people?
And much, much more.
Insurrection
Conspiracy
What are some of your shocking stories?
False advertising
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.
Child pornography
Threats of violence