If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
09.06.2025 18:23
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.
Threats of violence
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.
Revenge porn
Insider trading
HIPAA violations
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Child pornography
Atheists who have read the Bible and think that contains immoral things, why do you assume that?
Fraud
No freedom is absolute.
Conspiracy
Has the current political environment caused Canadians to cancel trips to the United States?
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.
Terroristic threats
Revealing classified information
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Trade secrets
And much, much more.
Perjury
Simulations find ghostly whirls of dark matter trailing galaxy arms - Ars Technica
False advertising
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.