If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 19:51
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Insider trading
And much, much more.
What was something you did naughty with your cousin?
Insurrection
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.
Threats of violence
The Club World Cup is finally up and running — and soccer may never be the same - AP News
Fraud
Revenge porn
Perjury
Revealing classified information
Terroristic threats
HIPAA violations
Sea spiders found farming methane-eating microbes in cultivated biofilm - Phys.org
False advertising
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
Why do narcissists want to hurt your feelings, even after they discard you?
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.
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Trade secrets