If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
16.06.2025 07:09
Insurrection
Fraud
Child pornography
What do all Indian parents have in common?
Threats of violence
No freedom is absolute.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
How do flat earthers explain the Earth being stationary? Is this concept considered impossible?
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.
And much, much more.
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 firsthand information do you have on prisoner-on-prisoner sexual abuse/rape?
Conspiracy
HIPAA violations
Trade secrets
Why does Rahul Gandhi have so many haters?
False advertising
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.
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.
Insider trading
Perjury
Revenge porn
Why are black people harassed more by police officers?
Terroristic threats
Revealing classified information