If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 00:19
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.
Insurrection
False advertising
Fraud
Trade secrets
Revealing classified information
Is it right to visit any shrine or tomb in Islam?
Terroristic threats
Revenge porn
Insider trading
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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.
Conspiracy
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.
Can I know a love story of a medical student?
And much, much more.
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
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No freedom is absolute.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Perjury
What has been your best sexual experience?
Child pornography
HIPAA violations