If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
13.06.2025 00:46
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.
Terroristic threats
Child pornography
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Revenge porn
Fraud
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.
Has your wife made you a cuckold?
Perjury
Conspiracy
HIPAA violations
As measles spreads across the Americas, outbreaks in Mexico and Canada have also turned deadly - CNN
Threats of violence
False advertising
Trade secrets
Get ready for June’s strawberry moon - WTOP
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.
And much, much more.
Insurrection
Are Turks ashamed of their Islamic heritage?
Revealing classified information
Insider trading