If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 19.06.2025 04:03
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Revenge porn
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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.
Threats of violence
Child pornography
Why are some people afraid of monsters?
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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Insurrection
Fraud
HIPAA violations
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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.
Trade secrets
Conspiracy
False advertising
Insider trading
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Terroristic threats
Revealing classified information