If freedom of speech is absolute, how come it's not applied for private spaces and for the Internet?
Last Updated: 21.06.2025 01:45
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.
HIPAA violations
What are some great short jokes?
Child pornography
Trade secrets
And much, much more.
If a cat is feminine in German, what article do you give to a male cat?
Conspiracy
Revealing classified information
Terroristic threats
Was Michael Jackson really an innocent person?
Revenge porn
Fraud
Threats of violence
What did Chandrashekhar Azad say about Hinduism during a podcast?
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.
Freedom of speech does not apply to:
What would you do if you found out that someone had broken into your home while you were sleeping?
False advertising
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.
No freedom is absolute.
Insider trading
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.