If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
16.06.2025 08:29
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.
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Freedom of speech does not apply to:
Fraud
Revealing classified information
Conspiracy
Why is there so much evil in the world?
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Terroristic threats
Revenge porn
Insurrection
HIPAA violations
Perjury
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.
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.
Why should you never do drugs? Will this story absolutely shock you?
False advertising
Threats of violence
Child pornography
Why does Filipino culture dictate that parents should be treated as gods?
And much, much more.
Insider trading