If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
13.06.2025 12:03
Revealing classified information
Revenge porn
Insider trading
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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.
Trade secrets
False advertising
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Conspiracy
Insurrection
Terroristic threats
Would you let your partner cheat on you every now and again?
HIPAA violations
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:
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Child pornography
Fraud
Perjury
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Threats of violence
And much, much more.
No freedom is absolute.
How can I fall asleep fast at night?
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.
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.