If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
10.06.2025 03:38
Terroristic threats
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.
Revenge porn
Why did my ex move on so quickly?
Insurrection
Perjury
Conspiracy
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.
Child pornography
Trade secrets
Person With Deadly Virus Visited Popular Hudson Valley Restaurant - Hudson Valley Post
Revealing classified information
And much, much more.
False advertising
Is sunscreen toxic? The UV truthers on the internet sure think so. - The Boston Globe
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
HIPAA violations
Threats of violence
Ask Ethan: What would the Universe be like without dark matter? - Big Think
No freedom is absolute.
Fraud
Insider trading
Sloths The Size of Elephants Roamed America, Before Abruptly Vanishing - ScienceAlert
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 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.