If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 08:53
Trade secrets
Revenge porn
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.
HIPAA violations
Revealing classified information
Child pornography
When gallery photos are deleted at the same time, why are Google photos also deleted?
Insider trading
Insurrection
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.
What happens when you get sick in a country with universal healthcare? What's the process like?
Terroristic threats
Fraud
False advertising
Who is the greatest light welterweight boxer of all time?
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
Perjury
What is the nastiest thing you had your wife do and she loved it?
No freedom is absolute.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
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
And much, much more.