If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
12.06.2025 02:10
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
Terroristic threats
While emptying a house, have you ever seen something in it that blew your mind?
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
False advertising
Insider trading
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Revenge porn
Revealing classified information
Fraud
Insurrection
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.
Trade secrets
Is the Las Vegas Grand Prix considered one of the "premier events on the Formula 1 calendar?"
No freedom is absolute.
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.
HIPAA violations
Is it okay for a wife who comes home from a date to tell her husband what she did?
And much, much more.
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.
Conspiracy
Child pornography
Perjury