If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 03.07.2025 00:02
Conspiracy
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.
And much, much more.
HIPAA violations
Trade secrets
Insider trading
Insurrection
Child pornography
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
No freedom is absolute.
Threats of violence
Belmont Stakes: Hill Road faces challenges beyond tough field - Horse Racing Nation
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.
Terroristic threats
False advertising
Eligendi molestiae corrupti numquam voluptatum doloremque laudantium eum.
Perjury
Revenge porn
Fraud
Minjee Lee wins third major title at windswept KPMG Women’s PGA Championship - NBC Sports
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.
Revealing classified information