If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 30.06.2025 04:18
HIPAA violations
Fraud
No freedom is absolute.
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.
False advertising
Insurrection
Revenge porn
Trade secrets
Perjury
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Terroristic threats
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Conspiracy
Supplement health risks to know about, plus a celebrity's 'brutal' infection - Fox News
Insider trading
And much, much more.
Revealing classified information
Switch, Xbox, and the portable future of games - The Verge
Threats of violence
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.
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 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