If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
14.06.2025 00:00
Revealing classified information
Terroristic threats
Trade secrets
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HIPAA violations
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
Is it okay for a wife who comes home from a date to tell her husband what she did?
Insider trading
Perjury
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 cant I stop thinking about counsellor between sessions?
Revenge porn
Fraud
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Shouldn’t there be a short porn platform like TikTok?
Conspiracy
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.
False advertising
Child pornography
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.
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.
Insurrection